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BX  8949  .B43  1877 

Blayney,  J.  McClusky 

History  of  the  First 

Presbyterian  church 

of 

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HISTORY 

OP   THE 

First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Albany,  N.T. 

LISTS  OF  ITS  OFFICERS, 


COMPLETE  CATALOGUE  OF  ITS  MEMBERS 


FROM  ITS 


ORGANIZATION. 

PREPARED    BY   THE    PASTOR, 

REV.  J.  McCLUSKY  BLAYNEY. 


ALBANY : 
JENKINS  &  JOHNSTON. 

1877. 


HE  substance  of  this  sketch  was  delivered  to  the 
congregation  in  a  couple  of  discourses  on  Sabbath, 
the  25th  of  October,  1876,  being  the  seventh  anni- 
versary of  the  pastor's  installation.  Its  publication  has  been 
delayed  several  months,  in  hopes  that  the  Records  of  the  old 
Dutchess  County  Presbytery  might  be  obtained,  which  would 
doubtless  furnish  some  facts  concerning  the  organii&ation  of 
the  church  nowhere  else  to  be  had.  They  were  in  posses- 
sion of  Dr.  Johnston  of  Newburg,  and  his  daughter  writes 
that  at  his  death  about  twenty  years  ago  all  Presbyterial 
documents  were  passed  into  the  hands  of  the  Stated  Clerk  of 
the  North  River  Presbytery.  Since  that  time  no  trace  of 
them  appears.  This  fact  is  put  on  record  for  the  benefit  of 
any  future  historian  of  the  church. 
Albany,  February  23d,  1877. 


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HISTORY 


FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH. 


Know  therefore  that  the  Lord  thy  God,  He  is  God,  the  faith- 
ful God,  avhich  keepeth  covenant  and  i^iercy  with  them  that 

LOVE    him   and    keep    HIS    COMMANDMENTS    TO    A     THOUSAND     GENERxX.- 

tions.     Deut.  7:  9. 

HE  faithfulness  of  our  covenant  keeping  God  is  strik- 
ingly illustrated  in  the  history  of  every  individual 
church.  The  establishment  of  a  church  in  any 
community  is  the  working  of  God's  providence  there  accom- 
plishing the  declaration,  "  I  will  make  known  my  words  unto 
you."  Every  soul  added  to  any  church  from  year  to  year, 
and  generation  to  generation,  is  in  remembrance  of  the 
Father's  great  covenant  with  the  Son,  '•  A  seed  shall  serve 
him,"  "  Thy  seed  will  I  establish  forever,  and  build  thy 
throne  to  all  generations.  Selah."  God's  care  of  all  the 
congregations  of  his  people  when  they  are  weak,  and  in 
times  of  trouble,  and  when  errors  abound,  is  the  fulfiUing  of 
the  promise  concerning  the  church  that  "  the  gates  of  hell 


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shall  not  prevail  against  it."  It  is  good  for  us,  therefore,  to 
"  remember  the  days  of  old,"  and  "  consider  the  years  of 
many  generations,"  that  we  may  behold  in  God's  gracious 
dealings  with  our  fathers  His  never  failing  faithfulness  to 
his  covenant  engagements  with  His  Son  and  His  church. 
In  this  spirit,  let  us  to-day  glance  at  the  history  of  our  own 
church,  and  recall  the  way  in  which  God  has  cared  for  it,  and 
led  it  on  from  the  feeblest  beginnings,  building  it  up  and  mak- 
ing it  strong,  until  it  has  become  the  venerable  parent  of 
churches  in  this  community. 

The  city  of  Albany  dates  the  beginning  of  its  history  back 
to  the  year  1611  or  12,^  and  next  to  Jamestown  is  the  oldest 
settlement  in  the  United  States,  Its  first  settlers  were  Hol- 
land traders,  and  for  many  years,  indeed  up  to  1630,  it 
continued  to  be  little  more  than  a  trading  post  of  the  Dutch 
West  India  Company,  named  Fort  Orange  after  the  Prince  of 
Orange,  who  at  that  time  presided  over  the  New  Nether- 
lands,—  as  the  Dutch  possessions  of  America  were  then 
called.  In  1629,  a  new  charter  was  granted  to  this  company 
to  encourage  the  settling  of  colonies  in  the  New  Netherlands, 
ceding  large  tracts  of  land  to  any  of  its  members  who  within 
four  years  would  plant  a  colony  of  fifty  souls,  and  giving  them 
almost  imperial  authority  over  such  colonies  under  the  title 

of"  Patroon."     The  only  condition  required  by  this  charter, 

1  Mather  and  BrockeWs  Geography  of  JSf.  Y. 


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in  order  to  the  absolute  acquisition  of  these  lands,  was  that 
they  should  be  purchased  from  the  Indians,  which  usually 
was  done  with  but  a  few  trinkets.  Under  the  operation  of 
this  charter,  several  of  the  members  of  the  company  hastened 
to  become  "  Patroons  of  New  Netherland,"  Among  this 
number  was  Kilaen  Van  Rensselaer,  a  wealthy  and  enter- 
prising pearl  merchant  of  Amsterdam,  and  one  of  the 
"Lords  Directors"  of  the  company.  In  the  year  1630,  he, 
through  his  agents,  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  on  the 
Hudson  river  comprising  the  greater  part  of  this  and  several 
adjacent  counties,  and  the  same  year  sent  over  a  colony  to 
settle  it;  and  thus  by  the  terms  of  the  charter  became 
"  Patroon."  This  settlement  was  henceforth  known  by 
the  name  of  Rensselaerswyck,  and  the  hamlet  which  was 
gathered  on  the  site  of  Albany,  was  called  Beaverwyck. 
Thus  the  infant  city  of  Albany,  and  all  the  surrounding 
territory,  became  the  private  property  of  one  of  the  directors 
of  the  Dutch  West  India  Company ;  which  fact,  to  a  great 
extent,  determined  both  the  civil  and  religious  history  of  the 
settlement  for  well  nigh  a  century. 

In  the  year  1642,^  the  Patroon  sent  over,  at  his  own  ex- 
pense, the  first  Christian  minister  of  the  colony  of  whom  any- 
thing is  certainly  known,  the  Rev.  Johannes  Megapolensis, 
a  member  of  the  Dutch  Classis  of  Alkmaar,  who  the  next 

^  MunselVs  Annals. 


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year  organized  a  Reformed  Protestant  Dutch  Church,  which 
is  now  the  large  and  influential  First  Reformed  Church  of 
this  city.  Being  the  only  congregation  of  the  colony,  it  was 
largely  maintained  from  the  public  revenues,  and  even  after 
the  British  government  acquired  the  possession  of  the  New 
Netherlands,  public  aid  was  allowed.  After  the  incorporation 
of  the  city  in  1686,  a  grant  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of 
land  lying  westward  was  made  to  that  church;  and,  as  late 
as  the  year  1786,  an  application  was  made  for  an  additional 
grant  of  two  hundred  and  thirty-seven  acres.  This  seems 
to  have  been  the  occasion  of  a  petition  of  the  members  of 
our  own  church,  which  I  find  recorded  on  the  first  page  of 
the  Book  of  Minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  asking  for  a 
similar  grant.  From  the  wording  of  this  petition  of  the 
Presbyterians  however,  it  would  appear  that  it  was  designed 
more  to  put  a  stop  to  such  grants  of  the  public  domain  to 
particular  denominations  of  Christians  than  to  secure  any- 
thing for  themselves.  And  possibly  it  is  owing  to  this  peti- 
tion, or  protest  in  effect,  that  we  have  not  here  now  a 
great  religious  corporation,  owning  a  large  proportion  of  the 
ground  covered  by  the  present  city. 

Having  for  many  years  a  monopoly  of  the  religious  privi- 
leges of  the  settlement,  the  Dutch  Church  was  slow  to  re- 
cognize the  rights  of  other  Christian  denominations.  The 
first  of  these,  which  claimed  the  right  to  exist  here  along 


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side  of  the   Reformed  Protestant  Dutch   Church,  was  the 
Lutheran. 

At  a  very  early  period,  there  seems  to  have  been  a  con- 
siderable element  of  this  persuasion  among  the  settlers  of  the 
colony  ;  but  in  all  their  attempts  to  organize  a  church  of  their 
own  faith,  they  encountered  the  determined  opposition  of  the 
dominant  church  party.  At  first  they  were  allowed  no 
privileges  whatever.  Parents  were  compelled  to  have  their 
children  baptized  in  the  Dutch  Church,  and  declare  their 
belief  in  the  doctrines  of  the  Synod  of  Dort,  contrary  to 
their  convictions.  They  were  "permitted  to  worship  in 
their  own  houses,"^  although  denied  the  privilege  of  assem- 
bling in  a  public  way.  In  the  year  1664,  the  province  of  the 
New  Netherlands  came  into  the  possession  of  the  English 
government,  and  British  rule  brought  in  with  it  full  permis- 
sion for  the  Lutherans  to  worship  according  to  their  own 
predilections, —  a  proclamation  to  this  effect  having  been 
issued  by  Gov.  Lovelace,  Oct.  13,  1669.  Sometime  within 
the  next  ten  years,  the  congregation  of  the  Lutherans  was 
organized  (the  precise  date  of  which  is  not  known),  and  it 
has  continued  with  interruptions  to  the  present  time,  —  the 
Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  on  Pine  street  being  its  out- 
growth. 

I  have  already  mentioned  that  in  1664  the  Dutch  territory 
'  3IunselPs  Annals.  2 


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of  America  passed  into  the  hands  of  the  EngUsh.  The  name 
of  Beaverwyck  was  then  changed  to  that  of  Albany,  that 
being  one  of  the  titles  of  the  Duke  of  York  for  whom  the  state 
was  called.  With  the  change  of  government,  the  English 
element  was  introduced  into  the  little  community.  Early  in 
the  next  century,  the  place  was  first  visited  by  missionaries  of 
the  Church  of  England  sent  out  to  tlie  Indians  by  the  Society 
for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel.  In  the  year  1708,  there 
was  a  chaplain  of  the  Church  of  England  at  the  fort  who 
conducted  the  services  in  the  Dutch  language,  showing  that 
as  yet  there  was  a  very  small  element  of  English  speaking 
people  in  the  place.  For  seven  years  this  congregation  met 
in  a  small  Lutheran  chapel,  and  in  November  171G  the  first 
English  church  was  opened  for  service.  Soon  after  this  the 
Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  withdrew  its  sup- 
port, and  the  church  ceased  to  have  a  minister  till  1728.^ 
This  organization  has  its  development  in  the  venerable  St. 
Peter's  Church  on  State  street. 

The  next  church  organized  in  this  city  was  the  First 
Presbyterian,  known  for  many  years  as  the  "  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  city  of  Albany." 

I  have  thought  fit  thus  to  advert  to  the  settlement  of 
the  city,  and  the  organization  of  its  churches  hitherto,  in 
order  to  show   the    religious  condition  of   the  community 

'  3IunseU''s  Annals. 


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when  Presbyterianism  was  introduced;  and  especially,  to 
account  for  what  seems  to  some  a  remarkable  fact,  that, 
although  Albany  is  the  second  oldest  settlement  in  the 
country,  and  long  one  of  the  most  important,  no  Presbyterian 
church  should  have  been  established  here  for  so  Ions;  a  time 
after  Presbyterianism  had  gained  a  foothold  in  other  parts 
of  the  land.  It  thus  appears;  that  this  was  peculiarly  a 
Dutch  settlement,  and  had  an  established  church  of  its  own  ; 
that  about  half  a  century  after  the  conquest  of  the  colony  by 
the  English,  there  were  not  even  then  enough  English  speak- 
ing people  here  to  justify  the  chaplain  in  the  fort  in  con- 
ducting the  services  in  the  English  tongue.  Indeed,  up  to 
the  year  1776,  there  had  not  been  an  English  sermon  preached 
in  the  Reformed  Church,  and  not  till  1782,  were  the  services 
of  that  church  conducted  in  English.^  The  settlement  was 
almost  as  thoroughly  Dutch  as  Holland  itself,  and  the  people 
were  well  nigh  as  universally  identified  with  the  Dutch 
Church  as  in  the  mother  country.  The  small  English 
element,  which  came  in  with  the  new  government  was  of 
course  as  naturally  allied  to  the  Church  of  England.  But 
now  a  new  religious  element  is  introduced  into  the  commun- 
ity. During  the  French  war,  which  continued  from  1754  to 
1760,  several  families  from  the  north  of  Ireland  settled  here, 
who  had  been  trained  up  in  the  principles  of  the  Church  of 
'  MunselVs  Annals. 


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Scotland.  These  brought  with  them  their  attachment  to 
their  church  and  soon  sought  to  have  its  worship  established 
among  them. 

The  exact  date  and  circumstances  of  the  organization  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church  in  this  city,  I  have  not  been  able  to 
ascertain.  The  earliest  mention  I  have  found  of  Presbyte- 
rianism  in  Albany,  is  in  the  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New 
York  and  Philadelphia,  which,  before  the  organization  of  the 
General  Assembly,  was  the  highest  judicatory  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church.  And  to  the  fact,  that  the  Synod  then  ex- 
ercised many  of  the  functions  now  regarded  as  belonging 
exclusively  to  the  Presbyteries,  we  are  indebted  for  this  inci- 
dental notice  of  how  Presbyterian  ism  here  struggled  into  life. 
In  the  records  of  that  Synod,  sitting  in  Philadelphia  May  26, 
1760,  is  found  this  minute  —  ''A  very  pressing  application 
being  made  by  the  English  Presbyterian  gentlemen  of  Albany 
for  supplies,  the  Synod  appointed  Mr.  Hector  Alison  to  sup- 
ply them  till  the  second  Sabbath  of  July,  if  it  suits  his  con- 
venience." Also,  at  the  same  session,  Revs.  Andrew  Bay, 
Wm.  Tennant,  Kettletas,  Woodruft',  Smith  and  Richards, 
were  appointed  to  supply  at  Albany  on  subsequent  Sabbaths. 
The  following  year,  these  appointments  were  reported  as 
having  been  fulfilled.  The  Rev.  Hector  Alison,  therefore, 
was  the  first  Presbyterian  minister,  of  whom  we  have  any 
information,  that  ever  visited  Albany  :  the  time  of  his  visit 


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was  June  and  July  of  1760.  In  all  the  published  notices 
I  have  ever  seen  of  the  organization  of  this  church,  it  is 
uniformly  set  down  as  having  occurred  in  the  year  1763. 
But  this  is  probably  a  mistake  ;  and  has  grown  out  of  the 
fact,  that  in  October  of  that  year,  a  deed  was  executed  by 
the  corporation  of  the  city  to  John  Macomb,  David  Edgar, 
Samuel  Holladay,  Robert  Henry,  Abraham  Lyle,  and  John 
Munro,  as  trustees  of  the  Presbyterian  congregation  of  Al- 
bany, for  a  lot  of  ground  on  which  to  build  a  house  of  worship. 

The  organization  of  the  church,  however,  was  probably  ef- 
fected a  year  or  more  earlier.  Among  some  old  files  of  papers, 
belonging  to  the  Presbytery  of  Albany,  and  preserved  in  the 
fire  proof  building  of  Union  College,  I  found  a  brief  manu- 
script sketch  of  the  history  of  this  chqrch,  which  was  pre- 
pared by  the  Rev.  John  McDonald,  the  first  pastor  of  the 
church  after  the  revolution,  and  reported  to  Presbytery  in 
1793.  In  this  sketch  it  is  stated,  that  the  Presbyterian 
families  in  Albany,  "in  1762,  associated  themselves  into  a 
religious  society  and  solicited  subscriptions  for  building  a 
church."  It  would  therefore  appear;  that  from  June  1760, 
there  was  preaching  here  by  supplies  appointed  by  Synod  ; 
and,  that  in  1762,  organization  of  some  sort  was  effected,  al- 
though, as  the  church  had  as  yet  no  Presbyterial  connection, 
that  organization  was  not  perfect  as  we  now  understand  it. 

The  first  Presbyterial  relation  of  this  church  was  with 


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the  Dutchess  County  Presbytery  ;  which  was  informally  or- 
ganized in  October  of  1762,  and  in  the  spring  of  1763,  was 
recognized  by  Synod.  Webster,  in  his  history  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church,  refers  to  the  manuscript  Minutes  of 
the  Presbytery,  and  says  that  soon  after  its  organization, 
"they  received  the  church  in  Albany  under  their  care 
with  its  minister  William  Hanna."  But  the  reference 
of  this  quotation  is  so  vague,  it  is  of  no  special  value 
in  determining  the  exact  date  of  the  first  connection  of  this 
church  with  Presbytery.  It  serves,  however  to  indicate  that 
somewhere  about  the  latter  part  of  1762  or  the  early  part 
of  1763,  this  church  came  into  Presbyterial  relations.  In 
May,  1775,  the  church  petitioned  Synod  to  be  transferred 
from  the  Dutchess  County  Presbytery  to  the  Presbytery  of 
New  York  ;  which  request  was  granted,  and  its  connection 
continued  to  be  with  the  New  York  Presbytery  till  the  erec- 
tion of  the  Presbytery  of  Albany  in  1790. 


(7)  CAMPBELL. 


(H)  LUDLOW. 


(9)  BLAYNEY. 


MINISTERS  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

1  Rev.  William  Hanna. 

T  is  uniformly  stated  that  the  Rev.  William  Hanna 
was  the  first^^asro?-  of  this  church.  John  McDonald, 
bS^'  in  his  sketch  to  Presbytery  in  1793,  states  that 
"  AVilliam  Hanna,  a  candidate  for  the  Gospel  ministry, 
received  a  call  from  the  congregation,  and  was  ordained  and 
installed  their  pastor."  But  this  must  be  a  mistake.  The 
name  of  William  Hanna  never  appears  in  the  roll  of  the 
ministers  of  the  Presbyterian  church  excepting  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Dutchess  County  Presbytery- ;  and  that  he  was 
not  ordained  by  that  Presbytery,  is  evident  from  a  minute  I 
find  in  the  Records  of  the  Synod  for  170^.  It  is  as  fol- 
lows : —  '■  The  Dutchess  County  Presbytery  reported  that 
since  their  organization  they  had  received  into  their  number 
William  Hanna  and  Mr.  Dunlap,  ordained  Mr.  Wheeler 
Case,  and  licensed  John  Clove."  Mr.  Hanna,  therefore, 
was  not  ordained  by  that  Presbytery,  or  the  fact  would 
have  been  so  reported  along  with  that  of  the  ordination 
of  Mr.  Case  ;  but  he  was  "  received "  into  Presbytery  as 
a  regularly  ordained  minister  from  some  other  body. 
And,  that  he  was  never  regularly  installed   pastor  of  the 


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church  is  shown  by  the  fact,  that  no  report  of  his  installa- 
tion was  ever  made  by  Presbytery  to  Synod  according  to 
the  custom  of  the  times.  He,  however,  exercised  all  the 
functions  of  the  pastoral  office  during  his  stay  among  this 
people,  which  lasted  about  two  years.  It  was  during  his 
ministry  the  first  house  of  worship  was  built.  Soon  after  the 
termination  of  his  connection  with  tliis  church  his  labors  as  a 
Gospel  minister  seem  to  have  ended. ^ 

2.  Rev.  Andrew  Bay. 

The  name  of  Andrew  Bay  first  appears  in  the  roll  of  Pres- 
byterian ministers,  in  connection  with  the  Synod  of  New 
York  in  1748.  He  had,  therefore,  been  about  twenty  years 
in  the  exercise  of  his  ministry  in  connection  with  the  Pres- 
byterian church  in  this  country,  before  coming  to  this  city. 
For  several  years  after  the  removal  of  Mr.  Hanna,  the  church 
was  left  without  the  stated  ministry  of  the  word  —  the  Synod 
in  response  to  applications  from  the  church,  sending  them 
occasional  supplies.  In  1767,  it  was  reported  to  Synod  that 
many  vacancies  existed  in  the  neighborhood  of  Albany ;  and 
Mr.  Kennedy  was  appointed  "missionary  in  tliose  parts." 
Dr.  Rodgers,  also,  in  response  to  a  request  from  Albany,  was 
appointed  to  take  a  journey  "  to  Albany  and  adjacent 
places"    and    supply.     In   1768,  the  Synod  appointed  Mr. 

'  Minutes  of  Synod  of  New  York  and  Philadelphia  for  1768. 


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Bsty,  a  member  of  the  New  Castle  Presbytery  in  Pennsyl- 
vania,—  who  had  previously  been  appointed  to  make  long 
missionary  tours  through  Virginia,  the  Carolinas,  and 
Georgia  —  to  make  a  journey  to  the  northward  and  "sup- 
ply vacancies  above  the  city  of  Albany  for  six  Sabbaths." 
It  was  probably  during  this  missionary  tour  in  the  summer 
of  1868,  that  Andrew  Bay  visited  the  Albany  church,  then 
vacant,  and  began  his  ministry  in  this  place.  The  next 
I  can  find  of  him,  he  appears  in  Synod  at  Philadelphia 
in  1770  "  from  the  church  of  Albany  with  his  elder  Robert 
Henry."  The  church  at  this  time  made  to  Synod  a  state- 
ment of  their  financial  distress,  and  asked  to  be  recommended 
to  the  churches  for  help;  which  was  done. 

Mr.  Bay  continued  his  labors  here  for  about  five  years ; 
but  he  was  never  regularly  installed  pastor  of  the  church,  as 
is  generally  stated,  because  at  no  time  did  he  become  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbytery  to  which  this  church  at  that  time 
belonged.  After  his  removal  from  Albany,  he  labored  some 
years  with  the  church  at  Newtown  within  the  bounds  of  the 
Presbytery  of  New  York,  and  in  the  year  1776,  because  of  a 
decision  of  Synod  against  him,  he  solemnly  announced  to 
that  body  his  determination  to  withdraw  from  their  jurisdic- 
tion, and  his  name  disappears  from  the  roll  of  the  ministers 
of  our  denomination. 

From  the  departure  of  Mr.  Bay  till  the  close  of  the  revo- 

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lutionary  war,  there  was  no  regular  minister  with  this  church. 
The  people  were  supplied  occasionally  with  preaching  by 
missionaries  journeying  in  this  direction,  and  by  special 
appointments  of  Synod.  Although  without  a  pastor,  it  is 
stated  upon  what  I  regard  as  trust-worthy  authority,  that 
the  meetings  of  the  congregation  for  prayer  were  regularly 
maintained  during  the  entire  period  of  the  war ;  and,  that  it 
was  the  only  church  in  the  city  whose  public  services  were 
not  all  intermitted.  No  records  of  the  church  were  kept 
up  to  this  time,  or  at  least  none  were  preserved. 

3.  Rev.  John  McDonald. 
The  first  regularly  installed  pastor  of  this  church  was 
the  Rev.  John  McDonald.  He  was  a  licentiate  of  the  church 
of  Scotland,  under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  York, 
when,  on  the  12th  of  July,  1785,  a  call  from  this  church  was 
made  for  his  pastoral  services.  He  was  ordained  to  the 
Gospel  ministry  and  installed  pastor  of  this  people  on  the 
8th  of  November,  1785.  From  this  time  forward  the  stated 
ministry  of  the  Word  has  been  regularly  maintained.  About 
eighteen  months  after  the  installation  of  Mr.  McDonald,  we 
have  the  first  intimation  of  the  size  of  the  church.  The  first 
communion  under  Mr.  McDonald's  ministry  was  on  the 
15th  of  April,  1787.  The  number  of  communicants,  who 
partook  of  the  Lord's  Supper  at  that  time,  was  one  hundred 


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and  sixteen.  Since  then  the  number  of  additions  to  the 
church  from  time  to  time  is  regularly  given,  and  after  Sep- 
tember, 1795,  we  have  the  names  also. 

The  relative  strength  of  the  different  religious  denomina- 
tions of  this  city,  as  represented  to  Presbytery  by  Mr.  Mc- 
Donald in  1793,  was  as  follows  :  —  "  Divide  the  city  into  ten 
equal  parts.  Of  these  the  Dutch  have  at  least  four  parts  in 
numbers,  and  in  wealth  a  much  greater  proportion.  The 
Presbyterians  will  hardly  claim  full  three  parts  in  numbers, 
and  still  less  in  real  wealth.  Two  parts  of  the  inhabitants 
will  be  the  full  proportion  of  the  Episcopal  church ;  but  in 
real  wealth  they  will  reach  higher.  The  Lutherans,  German 
Calvinists,  and  Methodists,  will  amount  to  no  more  than  one 
of  these  parts  of  the  inhabitants,  but  not  perhaps  near  that 
proportion  of  the  real  wealth  of  the  whole."  Thus  from  this 
estimate,  it  would  appear  that  the  Presbyterian  church  had 
already  outstripped  the  Episcopal  and  Lutheran  churches, 
which  had  the  start  by  more  than  half  a  century,  and  was 
fast  gaining  on  the  progress  of  the  Dutch  Reformed  Church 
with  the  advantage  of  more  than  a  century  of  a  start.  In 
the  year  1790,  the  Presbytery  of  Albany  was  erected  by  the 
decree  of  Synod,  and  held  its  first  meeting  in  this  city  and 
John  McDonald  was  chosen  its  first  Moderator. 

The  pastorate  of  Mr.  McDonald  continued  till  September, 
1795,  when  Presbytery  dissolved  the   relation.     He  after- 


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wards  preached  a  number  of  years  in  Albany,  and  gathered 
about  him  the  nucleus  of  what  is  now  the  United  Presby- 
terian Church,  on  Lancaster  street.  He  died  here,  Septem- 
ber 1st,  1821.  He  was  a  man  of  great  power  and  popularity, 
and  lived  and  died  with  the  esteem  and  affection  of  a  large 
circle  of  friends. 

4.  Rev.  David  S.  Bogart. 

After  the  retirement  of  Mr.  McDonald,  the  church  was 
again  for  nearly  three  years  without  asettled  pastor ;  although 
a  portion  of  this  time  it  enjoyed  the  stated  ministry  of  Mr. 
David  S.  Bogart,  then  a  licentiate  of  the  Dutch  Classis  of 
New  York.  All  accounts  make  the  period  of  his  labors  with 
this  people  about  two  years,  when  in  reality  it  was  scarcely 
one.  He  was  supplying  the  Presbyterian  church  of  South- 
ampton, L.  I.,  when  on  Sept.  27th,  1796,  the  call  of  this 
church  was  made  out  for  his  pastoral  services.  "  After  much 
consideration  in  his  own  mind,  and  consultation  with  judi- 
cious friends,"-^  he  concluded  to  accept  this  call  and  remove 
to  Albany,  "  where  he  arrived  in  the  beginning  of  January, 
1797."^  In  August,  of  the  same  year,  not  yet  having  been 
installed  pastor,  he  signified  to  Presbytery  his  determination 
to  decline  the  call  of  the  Albany  church,  assigning  as  his 
reason  in  a  letter  to  Presbytery,  "  ill  health,  apprehension  of 

'  Funeral  Sermon  of  3Ir.  Bogart  preached  by  Dr.  DeWitt  of  N.  Y. 


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inability  to  discharge  the  duties  of  the  office  in  such  a  man- 
ner as  would  be  expected  of  him,  and  changed  circumstances 
in  the  congregation."  He  returned  to  Southampton  in  De- 
cember of  the  same  year  he  had  left  there. ^  He  continued 
in  charge  of  that  church  for  sixteen  years,  refusing  a  number 
of  calls  to  other  places  on  account  of  the  affection  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  spending  a  long  and  most  useful  life  in  the  service 
of  that  and  several  other  churches  in  that  region.  He  was 
a  man  of  the  most  scholarly  attainments,  and  popular  both 
as  a  preacher  and  pastor,  wherever  he  labored.  He  died  in 
New  York,  July  10th,  1839,  in  his  seventieth  year. 

5.  Rev.  Elipiialet  Nott,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

In  August,  1797,  Mr.  Nott,  a  young  man  and  a  licentiate 
of  the  Congregational  Association  of  New  London,  was  re- 
ceived under  the  care  of  Presbytery.  For  about  a  year  he 
preached  mostly  to  the  congregation  of  Cherry  Valley,  occa- 
sionally supplying  at  Albany.  The  following  year  a  call  was 
made  by  this  church  for  his  pastoral  services,  and  on  October 
3d,  1798,  his  installation  took  place.  Standing  where  we  do 
to-day — looking  back  over  his  splendid  career  as  preacher, 
educator  and  philanthropist  —  the  fame  of  his  name  still  re- 
verberating through  the  land  —  it  may  seem  strange  to  us  that 
any  opposition  should  have  been  made  to  his  settlement  as 

'  Letter  of  his  dausrhter. 


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pastor  here.  But  the  fact  may  here  be  stated  ;  because  it 
can  now  work  no  injury  to  his  venerated  name  fortified 
around  with  the  record  of  his  usefulness :  and  especially,  be- 
cause it  serves  to  illustrate  conspicuously  how  much  better 
it  is  for  a  minority  in  a  church  to  acquiesce  in  the  decision 
of  the  majority  lawfully  expressed,  accepting  it  as  the  will 
of  the  Great  Head  of  the  church.  The  brief  pastorate  of 
Mr.  Nott  was  a  most  fortunate  circumstance  in  the  history 
of  this  church.  But  the  great  promise  of  this  young  man 
did  not  at  first  appear  to  all  the  people.  A  most  determined 
opposition  was  made  to  his  settlementover  this  charge,  which 
at  one  time  seriously  threatened  the  continued  unity  of  the 
congregation — a  portion  of  the  people  going  so  far  as  to  peti- 
tion the  trustees  for  the  use  of  the  old  house  of  worship,  that 
they  might  organize  a  new  church,  and  "  get  another  min- 
isier  to  suit  themselves."  The  minister  to  suit  them,  they 
describe  to  be,  "  one  who  will  compose  with  accuracy,  speak 
correctly,  and  preach  without  reading."  But  he  rapidly 
grew  in  the  community,  attracted  large  congregations, 
and  built  up  for  himself  a  high  reputation  as  a  preacher. 
His  field  was  a  difficult  one  for  a  young  and  inexperienced 
pastor  —  his  audiences  were  "critical  and  cultivated." 
"  Among  the  constant  attendants  at  this  church  were  such 
men  as  Alexander  Hamilton,  Aaron  Burr,  and  Brockholst 
Livingston."     But  he  had  confidence  in  himself,  and  all  this 


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did  not  daunt  him;  but  served  to  stimulate  and  call  forth  his 
splendid  powers.  A  special  intimacy  sprang  up  between 
himself  and  Hamilton,  and  when  the  latter  fell  at  the  hand 
of  Burr,  the  city  authorities  invited  Nott  to  preach  a  funeral 
discourse.  It  was  upon  this  occasion,  that  he  preached  his 
sermon  against  duelling,  which  obtained  such  wide  celebrity, 
and  placed  him  in  the  very  foremost  rank  of  the  preachers 
of  that  day.  One  who  confesses  to  having  been  "  drawn 
nolens  voJens  into  the  Presbyterian  church"  hy  his  preaching, 
judges  him  to  have  been  "  by  far  the  most  eloquent  and  ef- 
fective preacher  of  the  period."^ 

After  having  served  this  church  for  about  six  years,  he 
resigned  its  pastorate,  in  180i,  to  accept  the  presidency  of 
Union  College ;  which  largely  owes  to  him  its  present  high 
position  among  the  educational  institutions  of  the  land, 
and  stands  as  his  most  illustrious  monument  to  future 
generations.  In  the  service  of  this  institution  the  remainder 
of  his  life  was  spent.  In  1811,  he  was  raised  to  the  highest 
position  of  honor  within  the  gift  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
by  being  made  Moderator  of  the  General  Assembly  for  that 
year.  He  died  in  Schenectady,  January  29,  1866,  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  ninety-three. 


1  Life  of  Dr.  Nott. 


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6.  Rev.  J.  B.  Rometn,  D.D. 

On  the  loth  day  of  October,  1804,  a  call  was  made  out  by 
this  congregation  for  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Romeyn  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  of  Schenectady.  He  was  a  young  man  yet, 
although  he  had  been  for  several  years  in  the  ministry.  He 
was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Dutch  Classis  of  Albany  at 
the  age  of  twentj-one.  He  was  ordained  to  the  full  work 
of  the  ministry  by  the  Classis  of  Poughkeepsie,  May,  1799. 
In  1803,  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  Church  of  Schenectady, 
and  removed  to  that  place,  and  labored  theie  about  one 
year,  when  he  was  called  here.  As  a  young  man  he  awak- 
ened the  highest  expectations  of  his  friends  for  his  future 
success ;  but  at  this  time  he  seems  to  have  had  serious  mis- 
givings about  accepting  the  call  of  this  church.  Sprague,  in 
the  Annals  of  the  American  Pnlplt,  speaking  of  his  hesitancy 
to  come  to  this  place,  says:  —  "  This  being  the  only  Pres- 
byterian Church  at  the  capital  of  the  state,  it  had  gathered 
into  it  a  large  amount  of  cultivated  intellect  and  professional 
eminence,  and  his  two  predecessors  had  been  men  of  remark- 
able powers  and  various  attainments  and  under  their  preach- 
ing the  congregation  had  become  sufficiently  fastidious  not  to 
be  satisfied  with  pulpit  efforts  of  a  mere  ordinary  character." 
The  care  of  such  a  church  was  a  charge  a  young  man  might 


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well  hesitate  to  undertake.  But,  by  the  advice  of  his  friends, 
he  was  finally  induced  to  accept  the  call,  and  was  installed 
pastor,  December  5th,  1804.  He  was  but  twenty-seven  years 
of  age  when  he  assumed  the  charge  of  this  church ;  but  he 
sustained  himself  with  reputation  and  fully  met  the  expect- 
ations of  his  friends.  He  is  said  to  have  been  "  an  earnest 
worker,  a  vast  reader,  an  animated  and  forcible  but  not 
brilliant  preacher." 

He  continued  to  be  pastor  of  the  church  for  about  four 
years,  when  in  August,  1808,  he  received  two  calls  almost 
simultaneously  to  the  city  of  New  York, —  one  to  the  Cedar 
street  Presbyterian  Church  and  the  other  to  the  Reformed 
Dutch  Church;  the  former  of  which  he  accepted,  and  re- 
moved to  that  city  in  November  of  that  year.  Just  before 
leaving  this  city,  says  Sprague,^  "  He  preached  two  sermons 
on  the  occasion  of  a  fast  appointed  by  the  General  Assembly. 
These  discourses  discover  extensive  knowledge  of  history 
and  fjrophecy  and  a  great  dread  of  the  influence  of  Roman- 
ism and  Infidelity  on  our  national  institutions.  These  ser- 
mons were  published  by  request.  They  were  regarded  at 
the  time  as  among  the  ablest  published  discourses  of  the 
class  to  which  they  belong."  The  remarkable  reputation 
he  had  already  acquired  in  the  church  at  large,  is  shown 
by  the  fact  that  in  the  spring  of  1810,  though  so  young  a 

'  Annals  of  the  Pulpit.  4 


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man,  he  was  elected  Moderator  of  the  General  Assembly. 
He  continued  in  charge  of  the  church  to  which  he  removed 
from  this  place,  till  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred, 
February  22d,  1825,  in  the  forty-eighth  year  of  his  age. 
Less  than  two  weeks  before  his  death  he  preached  from 
the  text;  "  It  is  finished,"  and  administered  the  sacrament, 
and  intimated  that  he  expected  it  to  be  his  last  communion 
on  earth. 

7.  Rev.  William  Neill,  D.D. 

William  Neill  was  a  native  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
graduated  at  Nassau  Hall,  Princeton,  in  ISOo ;  where  he  re- 
mained two  years  as  Tutor  in  the  College.  During  the  time 
of  his  tutorship,  he  studied  theology  under  Dr.  Kollock,  then 
pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Princeton,  and  was 
licensed  to  preach  the  Gospel  by  the  Presbytery  of  New 
Brunswick,  October,  1805.  He  immediately  received  an 
invitation  to  supply  the  church  at  Cooperstown,  which  he 
accepted,  and  in  November  of  1806  was  ordained  to  the 
full  work  of  the  ministry,  and  installed  pastor  of  that  church 
by  the  Presbytery  of  Oneida. 

In  September,  1809,  a  call  was  made  out  for  his  pastoral 
services  by  this  church,  which  was  accepted,  and  he  was  in- 
stalled pastor  on  the  14th  day  of  the  same  month  and  year. 
For  about  seven  years  he  continued  to  be  the  pastor  of  this 


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church,  and  during  his  ministry  it  continued  to  be  in  a  highly 
flourishing  condition.  He  was  a  man  of  scholarly  attain- 
ments, and  a  most  profound  student  and  lover  of  the  Word  of 
God.  His  high  standing  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  was 
recognized  by  his  election  to  the  position  of  Moderator  of  the 
General  Assembly  in  the  spring  of  1815.  A  strong  attach- 
ment sprang  up  between  himself  and  his  church,  which  was 
most  reluctantly  broken  up  by  his  accepting  a  call  to  the 
Sixth  Presbyterian  Church  Philadelphia,  and  removing  to 
that  city  in  the  summer  of  1816.  The  pastoral  relation  was 
dissolved  by  Presbytery,  August  20th,  of  that  year.  His 
health  being  feeble,  he  was  advised  not  '•  to  risk  a  longer 
residence"  in  the  severe  climate  of  this  region.  He  con- 
tinued to  be  pastor  of  the  Sixth  Presbyterian  Church  Phila- 
delphia for  about  eight  years,  when  he  was  elected  to  the 
Presidency  of  Dickinson  College,  Pennsylvania,  which  office 
he  filled  for  several  years,  when  he  became  Corresponding 
Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Education.  But  the  duties  of  this 
position  proving  too  arduous  for  his  feeble  health,  he 
returned  to  the  active  work  of  the  ministry.  Though 
never  again  regularly  settled  over  any  charge,  he  con- 
tinued to  preach  the  Gospel  in  and  about  the  city  of  Phila- 
delphia as  opportunity  offered.  For  a  number  of  years  he 
regularly  supplied  one  of  the  churches  of  Germantown.  He 
died  August  8th,  1860,  after  a  most  painful  sickness  of  two 


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weeks'  duration.     He  died  with  these  words  on   his  lips  — 
"at  rest  in  God."     His  age  was  eighty-two. 

During  the  year  1815,  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  of 
this  city  was  organized  ;  and  admitted  into  Presbytery  in 
October.  A  little  more  than  a  year  after  this,  the  Third 
Presbyterian  Church  was  formed ;  and  put  upon  the  roll  of 
Presbytery,  February  18th,  1817.  To  both  of  these  churches 
our  own  dismissed  some  of  its  members. 

8.  Rev.  Arthur  J.  Stansbury. 

Dr.  Neill  was  succeeded  in  the  pastorate  of  this  church  by 
the  Rev.  Arthur  J.  Stansbury,  who  came  from  the  Associ- 
ate Reformed  Presbytery  of  New  York  —  his  installation 
occurring,  September  30th,  1817.  During  his  connection 
with  this  church,  an  enterprise  was  begun,  which,  it  is  to 
be  regretted,  has  not  been  carried  forward  to  the  present 
time.  A  Minister's  Library  was  established,  and  a  commit- 
tee, with  the  pastor  as  chairman,  was  appointed  to  have 
charge  of  it,  and  to  make  a  purchase  of  books  which  at  that 
time  was  not  to  exceed  in  value  $1000.  An  annual  collec- 
tion was  ordered  for  its  maintenance.  Had  the  liberal  pro- 
vision then  made  for  this  library  been  carried  out,  a  most 
valuable  collection  of  books  would  at  this  time  have  adorned 
the  shelves  of  the  minister's  room.  As  it  is,  a  considerable 
number  of  rare  works  are  now  the  property  of  the  church, 


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and  a  slight  addition  from  year  to  year  would  soon  make 
the  collection  exceedingly  valuable  to  any  minister. 

During  the  ministry  of  Mr.  Stansbury  there  were  large 
accessions  to  the  communion  of  the  church.  He  was  pos- 
sessed of  a  mind  of  much  versatility,  and  enriched  by  large 
acquisitions  of  knowledge.  His  sermons  are  still  remem- 
bered by  some  in  this  congregation  for  the  profound  impres- 
sions they  made,  and  his  expositions  of  Scripture  are  said  to 
have  been  of  a  most  remarkable  character.  His  pastorate 
terminated  in  February  of  the  year  1821.  After  his  removal 
from  this  city,  he  ceased  to  oxercise  the  office  of  the  Gospel 
ministry.  He  went  to  reside  in  the  city  of  Washington, 
and  for  about  thirty  years  was  the  reporter  of  Congressional 
Debates  for  the  National  LiteUigencer,  and  acquired  a  wide 
reputation  in  his  new  calling.  I  have  heard  it  remarked  of 
him,  that  "  Clay  thought  he  could  not  make  a  speech  unless 
he  had  Stansbury  to  report  him."  At  times,  he  would  throw 
himself  with  great  zeal  into  the  Christian  work  of  the  church 
with  which  he  was  connected  in  that  city ;  and  his  addresses 
and  prayers  are  still  remembered  there,  as  characterized  by 
remarkable  ability  and  earnestness.  After  leaving  Wash- 
ington he  removed  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
maining years  of  his  life,  and  where  he  died,  September  27th, 
1S65,  in  the  eighty-fifth  year  of  his  age. 


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9.  Rev.  Henry  R.  Weed,  D.D. 
On  the  7th  of  May,  1822,  the  Rev.  Henry  R.  Weed  was 
installed  pastor  of  this  church.  He  was  graduated  from 
Union  College  and  Princeton  Seminary,  and  ordained  and 
installed  paster  of  the  church  at  Jamaica,  L.  I.,  January 
4th,  1816,  where  he  continued  a  much  esteemed  and  success- 
ful minister  till  his  removal  to  this  city.  He  was  "  remark- 
able for  his  plain,  practical  and  scriptural  preaching,"  and  for 
the  boldness  with  which  he  rebuked,  with  the  authoritj^  of 
God,  whatsoever  his  Bible  taught  him  was  sin.  He  was  the 
first  minister  at  Jamaica  who  set  his  face  against  the  use  of 
ardent  spirits  at  funerals,  where  it  was  the  custom  to  pass 
them  around  to  those  assembled  on  such  occasions  :  and  the 
earnestness  with  which  he  here  reproved  certain  society  cus- 
toms, which  he  regarded  as  sinful,  is  still  fresh  in  the  memory 
of  some  amongst  us.  He  was  instrumental  in  accomplishing 
much  good  here  in  a  quiet  winning  way  he  had  of  preaching 
the  Gospel  from  house  to  house.  His  health  was  always 
feeble.  This  led  him  to  offer  to  Presbytery  his  resignation 
of  this  charge,  and  to  accept  an  appointment  as  Synodical 
Missionary.  The  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved  in  No- 
vember, ]829.  He  afterwards  accepted  a  call  to  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Wheeling,  Va.,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  active  life,  and  succeeded  in  gathering  about 


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him  a  large,  wealth}^  and  influential  church.  He  became 
widely  known  in  that  region  and  acquired  great  influence 
in  the  judicatories  of  the  church.  He  ceased  the  active 
duties  of  his  office  there  on  account  of  failing  strength  and 
advancing  years ;  and  leaving  the  care  of  his  church  in  the 
hands  of  his  co-pastor,  he  removed  to  Philadelphia ;  where 
he  passed  a  serene  old  age  and  died  in  the  full  hope  of  the 
Gospel,  December  14th,  1870,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three. 

During  the  time  of  Mr.  Weed's  pastorate  here,  the  church 
at  Greenbush  was  organized,  and  on  June  28,  1827,  a  num- 
ber of  the  members  of  this  church  were  dismissed  to  unite 
with  it.  During  the  latter  part  of  his  pastorate,  the 
Fourth  Presbyterian  Church  of  this  city  was  organized,  and 
admitted  to  the  roll  of  Presbytery  February  4th,  1829,  to 
which,  also,  some  of  this  congregation  went  forth. 

10.   Rev.  John  N.  Campbell,  D.D. 

The  man,  who  of  all  others  left  the  most  abiding  impression 
of  himself  on  this  congregation,  was  John  N.  Campbell. 
This  was  owing  not  merely  to  the  length  of  his  pastorate, 
which  lasted  for  nearly  thirty-four  years,  but  to  the  distin- 
guishing qualities  of  the  man.  His  regal  presence,  his  urbane 
manner,  his  versatile  talents,  his  intellectual  acquirements, 
his  eloquence  as  a  preacher,  his  knowledge  of  human  nature, 
his  instinct  of  government,  his  decision  of  character — all 


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combined  to  fit  him  to  be  "  the  Pope"  he  was  called  in  his 
own  church,  and  to  make  him  the  man  of  mark  he  was  in 
the  community  and  in  the  state. 

It  would  appear  that  Dr.  Campbell  was  educated  privately, 
with  the  exception  of  a  period  spent  in  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania.  But,  that  his  training  was  thorough  is  shown 
by  the  fact,  that  very  early  in  life  he  was  for  a  time  Professor 
of  Languages  in  Hampden  Sydney  College,  Virginia.  He  was 
licensedby  the  Presbytery  of  Hanover,  Va.,  May  10th,  1817. 
In  1820,  he  was  chosen  Chaplain  to  Congress:  in  1823  he 
was  assistant  to  Dr.  Balch  of  Georgetown  :  and  not  long  after, 
he  became  the  pastor  of  the  New  York  Avenue  Church, 
Washington.  Whilst  there,  he  was  brought  into  association 
with  many  of  the  distinguished  men  of  that  day  whose  fame 
even  yet  is  in  all  the  land,  and  in  some  instances  this  associa- 
tion ripened  into  intimacy.  He  was  a  welcome  and  familiar 
visitor  at  the  President's  House  during  the  administration  of 
Jackson,  until  the  General  made  the  mistake  of  undertaking 
to  regulate  the  affairs  of  the  church  to  suit  his  own  imperi- 
ous will  ;  when  he  found  he  had  met  one,  who  recognized 
the  fact,  that  in  his  own  sacred  sphere  he  was  clothed  with 
an  authority  far  superior  to  that  of  president,  and  who  had 
the  courage  to  maintain  it.  Chief  Justice  Spencer,  a  member 
of  this  church,  then  in  Washington,  was  witness  of  "  this  un- 
seemly attempt  of  power  to  coerce  the  right ;"  and  recognizing 


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the  sterling  qualities  of  the  man  who  so  successfully  resisted 
it,  recommended  Mr.  Campbell  to  this  church.  This  led  to 
his  call  to  this  conGrreoration  on  June  7th,  1830.  He  was  in- 
stalled  pastor  over  this  people,  September  11th,  1H31.  He 
soon  commanded  the  high  position  in  this  city  which  he 
occupied  till  the  day  of  his  death. 

Daring  his  long  ministry  here  he  filled  his  own  pulpit 
with  a  regularity  rarely  ever  equalled.  He  seldom  ever 
allowed  any  person  or  anything,  excepting  sickness,  to  pre- 
vent him  from  preaching  the  Gospel  at  the  appointed  time 
to  the  "  flock  over  which  God  had  made  him  overseer." 
Upon  one  occasion,  when  spoken  to  on  this  subject,  he  re- 
plied —  "  God  has  appointed  me  to  preach  the  Gospel  and  to 
preach  it  Aere,"  —  showing  it  was  a  matter  of  principle  with 
him,  and  illustrating  the  scrupulous  conscientiousness  with 
which  he  adhered  to  his  conviction  of  duty.  It  is  almost 
uniformly  conceded  that  as  a  preacher  he  possessed  unusual 
power.  His  sermons  were  all  prepared  in  a  manner  pecu- 
liar to  himself;  written  out  in  a  delicate  exact  hand,  inter- 
lined and  abbreviated,  so  that  the  entire  matter  of  the  dis- 
course was  contained  on  a  sheet  of  ordinary  commercial  note 
paper,  which  he  had  before  him  in  the  pulpit.  They  were 
brief,  pre-eminently  Scriptural  both  in  thought  and  illustra- 
tion, and  "constructed  with  great  simplicity;"^  but  delivered 

'  Sprmjue's  Funeral  Sermon.  5 


84 

with  the  "force  and  grace"  for  which  he  was  noted,  they 
rarely  failed  to  make  a  deep  impression  on  his  audiences. 

About  the  year  1846,  began  the  most  serious  controversy 
in  the  history  of  this  church,  which  at  (me  time  threatened 
the  continuance  of  the  pastoral  relation.  It  grew  out  of  a 
movement  for  a  new  church,  and  finally  terminated  in  the 
withdrawal  of  a  large  number  of  members,  on  the  removal 
of  the  congregation  to  their  new  building.  These  remained 
in  the  old  church,  organized  themselves  into  a  Congrega- 
tional Society,  and  now  worship  in  their  new  edifice  on 
Eagle  street.  Through  this  long  and  painful  controversy, 
the  pastor  bore  himself  with  great  tact  and  ability  :  and 
under  his  ministry  in  the  new  church,  the  congregation 
continued  to   grow  in  wealth  and  influence. 

In  March  1851,  Dr.  Campbell  was  elected  by  the  Legisla- 
ture a  Regent  of  the  University  ;  and  was  one  of  the  most 
active  and  efficient  members  of  this  Board.  He  was  m.ade 
one  of  the  Commissioners  for  the  erection  of  the  State  Li- 
brary Building ;  and  the  present  structure  on  State  street  is 
largely  the  monument  of  his  architectural  taste.  He  occu- 
pied various  positions  of  responsibility  in  the  church  at 
large,  and  filled  them  all  with  distinction.  After  a  few 
da3^s'  illness,  he  died  on  Sabbath  morning,  March  27th,  1864, 
just  as  the  congregation  were  gathering  to  observe  the  holy 
communion  which  he  had  expected  to  administer.     His  last 


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sermon  preached  the  previous  Sabbath,  was  from  the  text, 
"  Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord."  His 
death  produced  a  profound  impression  on  the  whole  com- 
munity, and  was  made  a  subject  of  comment  by  all  the 
papers  of  the  city,  and  by  correspondents  of  both  secular  and 
religious  papers  in  New  York  and  Philadelphia.  It  was 
formally  announced  in  both  Houses  of  the  Legislature,  and 
each  adjourned  in  honor  of  his  memory.  His  funeral  took 
place  from  this  church  on  March  olst;  and  among  the  vast 
concourse  of  people  assembled  to  do  honor  to  his  remains 
were  —  the  Governor  of  the  state,  the  heads  of  the  state 
departments,  and  the  Regents  of  the  University.  Few  men 
of  the  sacred  calling  have  been  so  honored  while  living,  so 
revered  when  dead. 

During  Dr.  Campbell's  ministry  two  Presbyterian  Churches 
were  organized  in  this  city,  besides  the  Congregational  Church 
already  noticed.  December,  1831,  the  Fifth  Presbyterian 
Church  was  organized  and  admitted  into  Presbytery,  and 
the  Rev.  Alfred  Welton  of  Poughkeepsie  was  called  to  be 
pastor.  This  people  worshiped  for  a  time  in  the  "old 
City  Hall,  corner  South  Market  street  and  Hudson, "  and 
proposed  to  erect  a  church  on  the  corner  of  Green  and 
Hamilton  streets.  But  in  the  course  of  a  few  years  this  or- 
ganization became  extinct.  Its  name  was  stricken  from  the 
roll  of  Presbytery,  October  15th,  1834.     In  1861,   the  State 


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Street   Presbyterian    Church  was   organized.     To    each    of 
these  chi 
went  out. 


these  churches   some  of  the  members  of  this   congregation 


11.  Rev.  James  M.  Ludlow,  D.D. 

After  tlie  death  of  Dr.  Campbell  the  church  most  naturally 
felt  lost  and  bewildered.  More  than  a  generation  had  passed 
away  during  his  ministry.  Many  in  the  congregation  did  not 
know  what  a  change  of  pastors  meant.  With  their  grief  fresh 
in  their  minds,  it  seemed  little  short  of  sacrilege  to  see  any 
other  man  standing  in  that  sacred  desk,  which  all  their  lives 
they  had  been  accustomed  to  see  filled  with  the  venerated 
form  of  their  dead  pastor.  They  knew  not  where  to  look. 
During  the  summer,  a  young  man,  just  graduated  from 
Princeton  Seminary,  was  invited  to  supply  the  pulpit  a  Sab- 
bath ;  and  so  favorable  was  the  impression  he  made,  that  a  call 
was  not  long  after  made  out  for  him,  and  thus  the  Rev.  James 
M.  Ludlow,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  Passaic,  New 
Jersey,  became  the  pastor  of  this  church  —  his  installation 
occurring,  January  19th,  1865.  During  his  pastorate,  several 
enterprises  were  set  on  foot>  which  had  for  their  object  the  call- 
ing into  activity  the  latent  energies  of  the  church.  Among 
these,  was  the  establishment  of  a  mission  Sabbath  school  in 
Alexander  street,  for  the  religious  instruction  of  the  neglected 
children  in  that  part  of  the  city.^     The  young  element  of 

1  See  Mission  School. 


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the  church  was  called  out  and  organized,  and  various 
changes  Vv'ere  introduced.  Mr.  Ludlow  was  "  an  earnest 
worker,  a  chaste  and  elegant  writer  and  a  finished  speaker." 
During  the  summer  of  1868,  he  received  a  call  to  the  Colle- 
giate Dutch  Church  of  New  York  city,  which  he  accepted,  and 
his  pastoral  connection  with  this  church  was  dissolved,  No- 
vember liTth,  of  that  year. 

12.  The  Present  Pastorate. 
After  the  removal  of  Mr.  Ludlow  to  New  York,  the  church 
was  without  a  settled  pastor  for  about  a  year.  The  pulpit 
was  filled  by  supplies  from  week  to  week  till  the  spring  of 
the  following  year,  when  the  present  pastor  then  laboring  in 
Frankfort,  Kentucky,  received  the  invitation  of  this  people  to 
serve  them  for  a  time  as  Stated  Supply;  and  removed  to  this 
city  and  began  to  preach  statedly  to  tiiis  congregation  on  the 
second  Sabbath  of  May,  1869  ;  and  continued  to  supply  here, 
excepting  during  the  usual  vacation,  up  to  the  time  of  the 
formal  constitution  of  the  pastoral  relation  in  the  autumn  of 
the  same  year.  June  28th,  a  call  was  made  out  which  in 
the  course  of  a  few  weeks  was  accepted.  On  the  evening  of 
October  24,  1869,  seven  years  ago  to-night,  the  installation 
occurred.  This  constituted  the  first  regular  settlement  of  the 
present  pastor;  although  he  had  been  in  the  active  ministry 
previously   between  seven    and  eight  years,   principally  in 


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Virginia  and  Kentucky.  Owing  to  the  disturbed  state  of  af- 
fairs there  in  consequence  of  thehite  war,  he  declined  the  calls 
of  the  churches  he  served,  thinking  more  good  could  be  ac- 
complished without  formal  relations.  Of  what  has  been 
done  or  left  undone  during  the  present  pastorate,  I  do  not 
propose  to  speak.  We  have  however  reason  for  gratitude 
to  day  that  our  covenant  keeping  God  has  not  forgotten  this 
people.  Let  us  "  love  him  and  keep  his  commandments," 
and  his  faithfulness  and  mercy  are  pledged  "  to  a  thousand 
generations." 


THE   SESSION. 

HE  Minutes  of  Session  date  back  to  January  31st, 
1786.  In  a  few  brief  notes  concerning  the  condi- 
tion of  the  church  at  this  time,  which  are  to  be 
found  in  the  beginning  of  the  first  Book  of  Records,  it  is  stated 
that  tliere  were  "only  two  Elders  in  the  congregation  at  the 
time  of  Mr.  McDonald's  ordination.  These  were  Robert 
Henry  and  Matthew  Watson,  who  were  probably  ordained 
at  the  organization  of  the  church.  But  as  the  congregation 
was  now  largely  composed  of  members  over  whom  they  had 
never  been  set,  "  a  day  was  appointed  for  the  re-election  of 
these  two  gentlemen  and  for  some  new  members  in  addition 
to  them."  At  this  election,  Robert  Henry  was  re-elected  to 
the  office  of  Elder,  and  several  other  persons  nominated  for 
ordination,  who,  having  been  duly  examined,  were  installed 
January  1st,  178G.  At  their  first  meeting  tliej'  adopted  a 
series  of  resolutions,  which  indicate  their  high  appreciation 
of  their  duties  and  responsibilities,  and  the  sincere  and 
earnest  spirit  with  which  they  entered  upon  their  discharge. 
At  their  meeting,  December  6th,  1786,  among  other  things  it 
was  resolved  to  "  enjoin  on  the  sexton  his  utmost  attention 
in  preserving  order  during  the  time  of  public  worship  ;"  and, 
that  "  without  special   reasons"   "  no  marriage  shall   be  so- 


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lemnized  in  the  congregation  without  three  several  intima- 
tions given  in  public." 

The  qualifications  required  for  the  office  of  Elder  at  that 
time  may  be  inferred  from  the  nature  of  the  examination  to 
which  they  were  subjected.  The  minute  in  one  instance 
reads  thus.  "  The  Moderator  examined  into  his  acquaint- 
ance with  tlie  general  doctrines  of  the  Christian  religion, 
and  the  sense  in  which  he  understood  those  that  have  been 
subjects  of  dispute  —  the  nature  and  design  of  the  sacra- 
ments, and  the  subjects  to  whom  they  should  be  ad  minis 
tered  —  his  views  of  the  order,  government  and  discipline  of 
the  church  —  and  his  resolution  in  God's  strength  to  support 
and  defend  them  against  innovation  and  error.  He  also 
inquired  into  the  influence  of  religion  on  his  own  soul,  and 
his  determination  to  stud}^  an  exemplary  walk  in  his  pub- 
lic deportment  and  private  carriage." 

From  the  organization  of  the  church  up  to  the  year  1820, 
the  Deacons  were  in  the  habit  of  meeting  with  the  Session, 
and  taking  part  in  all  its  deliberations  as  if  they  had  been 
set  apart  to  rule.  The  respective  duties  of  the  coordinate 
branches  of  the  church's  government  were  not  well  under- 
stood. At  one  time,  there  was  quite  a  conflict  of  authority 
between  the  Session  and  Board  of  Trustees.  The  Board 
claimed,  and  for  many  years  exercised,  exclusive  control  of 
all  moneys  gathered  from  the  church  for  any  purjDose  what- 


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soever.  No  collections  were  allowed  to  be  taken  for  the 
poor,  nor  for  any  charitable  or  missionary  purpose,  without 
their  permission. 

The  office  of  Elder  in  those  days  was  no  sinecure.  Gov- 
ernment was  more  than  a  name.  For  a  great  many  years, 
and  indeed  down  to  a  comparatively  recent  date,  the  Session 
had  regular  monthly  meetings,  and  if  for  any  cause  no  meet- 
ing was  held  the  reason  was  entered  on  the  records.  Each 
elder  had  a  particular  district  of  the  congregation  assigned 
him  for  visitation  and  oversight ;  and  reports  of  the  conduct 
of  the  members  in  their  respective  districts  were  made  to 
the  Session.  One  elder  had  the  oversight  of  members  of  the 
church  who  spoke  the  Gaelic  language.  At  first  it  was 
Daniel  Mclntyre.  On  his  removal  from  the  congregation, 
Donald  McLeod  was  elected  elder  on  account  of  his  acquaint- 
ance with  that  dialect,  and  assigned  to  the  care  of  the  Gaelic 
members.  Previous  to  each  communion,  tokens^  were  distri- 
buted by  the  elders  to  persons  expecting  to  partake.  This 
was  a  custom  designed  to  guard  the  sacramental  table  from 
the  approach  of  persons  not  especially  allowed  by  the  officers 
of  the  church.  Long  tables  were  spread  across  the  church 
in  front  of  the  pulpit  and  along  the  aisle,  at  which  all  com- 
municants took  their  seats  while  the  elements  were  passed 
along  by  the   elders.     When  thus  seated,    and  before  the 

1  A  small  metal  piece.  6 


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sacrament  was  dispensed,  the  tokens  wliicli  had  previously 
been  given  out  were  taken  up,  thus  rendering  it  impossible 
for  any  one  disallowed  by  the  Session  to  partake  without 
being  observed.  Thus,  too,  the  communicants  were  brought 
under  the  special  observation  of  the  Session,  and  those  who 
were  frequently  absent  were  remarked,  and  called  upon  to 
give  their  reasons  for  thus  absenting  themselves  from  the 
Lord's  table. 

Discipline  was  rigid.  Under  the  strict  supervision  of  the 
Session,  it  was  almost  impossible  for  any  one  to  be  guilty  of 
inconsistencies  or  immoralities  without  the  fact  becoming 
known  to  some  of  the  elders ;  when  the  party  was  immedi- 
ately summoned  for  trial.  Indeed,  the  trial  of  offenders 
against  the  discipline  of  the  church,  at  some  periods,  consti- 
tuted the  large  proportion  of  the  business  of  the  Session  at 
their  monthly  meetings.  The  charges  most  frequently  met 
with  in  a  review  of  the  old  Sessional  Records,  are  — 
absence  from  public  worship,  violation  of  promises,  severity 
in  the  collection  of  money,  unchristian  language,  defamation, 
scandal,  profanity,  violation  of  the  Sabbath,  intemperance, 
etc.  The  penalty  usually  imposed  was  suspension  from  the 
privileges  of  the  church,  until  the  person  gave  evidence  of 
repentance.  But  the  Session  did  not  regard  those  thus  sus- 
pended as  being  outside  the  church.  They  continued  to 
keep  a  careful  watch   over  such,   appointing  a  committee 


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frequently,  to  look  after  them  and  endeavor  to  bring  them  to 
repentance.  And  now  perhaps  it  is  asked  what  was  the  re- 
sult of  all  this  inquisitorialness  ?  After  a  careful  examination 
of  the  Minutes  of  Session,  during  the  period  of  this  exercise 
of  strict  but  paternal  discipline,  I  am  compelled  to  say  it 
proved  a  great  benefit  to  the  disciplined.  I  have  been  sur- 
prised to  find  how  many,  thus  dealt  with  and  watched  over, 
were  brought  back  from  the  error  of  their  way  and  restored 
to  their  fall  standing  in  the  church.  But  if  they  continued 
in  a  course  of  sin,  not  heeding  the  admonitions  and  en- 
treaties of  those  whom  God  had  made  rulers  over  them 
in  spiritual  things,  then  they  were  warned  of  excommunica- 
tion ;  and  if  they  proved  utterly  incorrigible  Session  pro- 
ceeded solemnly  to  cast  them  out  of  God's  church.  This, 
however,  was  very  rarely  the  case.  I  am  not  sure  but  the 
church  is  letting  go  one  of  God's  ordinances  for  salvation, 
when  it  permits  discipline  to  become  a  thing  of  the  past. 

In  these  early  timei^,  Session  not  only  kept  a  careful  watch 
over  the  practice  of  the  people,  but  also  upon  the  preaching 
from  the  pulpit.  Just  before  the  call  was  made  for  Mr. 
Nott,  a  supply  one  Sabbath  promulgated  what  they  deemed 
unsound  doctrine.  A  committee  of  Session  was  appointed 
to  draw  up  a  statement  to  Presbytery  of  the  errors  contained 
in  the  sermon.  Their  report  is  drawn  with  all  the  accuracy 
of  a  trained  theologian,  representing  among  other  things, 


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that  the  preacher  had  "  positively  denied  the  doctrine  of 
imputed  guilt,  asserting  that  man  became  guilty  of  Adam's 
sin  by  approving  it,  and  not  otherwise." 

The  Records  of  Session  sufficiently  testify  that  this  church 
has  been  fortunate  in  its  choice  of  men  to  administer  its 
spiritual  affairs.  They  have  almost  uniformly  been  men 
who  have  exhibited  a  high  degree  of  diligence  in  the  exer- 
cise of  their  office, —  men  of  intelligence,  prudence,  piety  and 
sincere  devotion  to  the  interest  of  the  church.  Among  those 
whose  services  to  this  church  deserve  more  than  a  mere 
general  commendation,  may  be  mentioned  the  name  of 
Robert  Henry,  one  of  the  elders  elected  at  its  organization. 
He  seems  to  have  been  the  leading  spirit  of  the  little  band 
who  organized  the  church ;  and  it  was  largely  through  his 
efforts  and  liberality,  that  the  first  house  of  worship  was 
erected.^  The  name  of  Anannias  Piatt,  also,  still  lingers  in 
this  church  with  fragrant  memory,  on  account  of  his  humble, 
devoted  Christian  walk,  his  great  faithfulness  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  official  duties,  and  the  remarkable  "  amount  of 
his  benefactions  to  the  cause  of  Christian  benevolence." 
The  name  of  Boyd  is  one  which  figures  most  prominently  in 
the  history  of  this  church.  It  appears  on  almost  every  page 
of  the  Records,  both  of  the  Session  and  Board  of  Trustees, 
from  the  time  of  the  reorganization  of  the  congregation  at  the 

^Minute  of  Sy7iod  quoted  p.  51, 


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close  of  the  revolution,  down  to  the  present.  The  fifth  gen- 
eration of  this  family  is  now  connected  with  the  church ; 
and  three  generations  of  it,  covering  the  entire  time  of  the 
church's  existence,  have  successively  constituted  a  leading 
element  in  its  governing  power.  Among  the  later  members 
of  Session,  whose  names  should  be  borne  in  grateful  remem- 
brance by  this  people,  are  Green  Hall,  Amos  Fasset  and 
Thomas  McMullen  —  all  of  whom  have  deceased.  To  the 
faithfulness  and  piety  of  each  of  them.  Session  has  borne 
unqualified  testimony  in  its  minutes.  And  I  desire  here  to 
record  my  appreciation  of  the  Session  of  this  church  as  at 
present  constituted.^  I  doubt  if  in  its  history,  the  congrega- 
tion has  had  over  it  men  better  qualified  for  their  duties,  or 
more  devoted  to  its  interests,  than  those  who  now  bear  spirit- 
ual rule  over  this  people.  "  Let  the  elders  that  rule  well  be 
counted  worthy  of  double  honor." 

'  See  list  of  elders. 


THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES. 

HE  persons,  to  whom  was  first  committed  the  care 
of  the  temporalities  of  this  church,  were  those  whose 
names  appear  in  the  deed  the  city  made  to  this 
congregation  for  a  lot  on  which  the  first  house  of  worship 
was  erected/  So  far  as  we  have  any  information,  they  were 
the  only  Trustees  of  the  congregation  till  after  the  close  of 
the  revolutionary  w^ar.  Under  the  operation  of  an  act  of 
the  Legislature  passed  in  the  year  1784,  this  congregation 
became  regularly  organized  as  a  Body  Corporate,  by  an 
election  of  a  Board  of  Trustees,  on  the  5th  of  October,  1785. 
From  that  time  to  the  present,  we  have  perfect  records  of 
their  proceedings  kept  with  great  care  and  accuracy.  They 
held  their  first  meeting  for  the  purpose  of  organizing,  on  the 
7th  of  the  same  month,  and  elected  Robert  Henry  "  Mode- 
rator." 

Some  minutes  occur  in  the  records  of  the  early  meetings  of  the  Board 
which  will  doubtless  prove  interestin<^  to  the  curious.  I  give  a  few 
specimens.  Their  first  corporate  act,  after  tlie  meeting  to  organize,  w^as 
to  resolve  "  that  a  public  dimier  be  given  to  the  gentlemen  appointed 
to  ordain  Mr.  McDonald."  Soon  after,  it  was  "resolved  that  the  clerk 
take  three  shillings  for  making  publication  of  marriage,  and  sixpence  for 
every  person  christened,"  "  that  the  price  of  burying  a  person  under 

*Page   13. 


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tlie  clnu'cli  be,  three  pounds  for  an  adult,  and  tliirty  shilling  for  a  per- 
son under  fourteen  years."  The  pay  of  the  sexton  was  fixed  at  "Three 
shillings  per  Sabbath  during  the  winter  season.  The  duties  of  the  sex- 
ton were  enacted  as  follows.  "  1,  See  that  the  doors  and  window  shutters 
of  the  church  are  seasonably  opened.  2.  See  that  the  fires  be  made  in 
the  stoves,  in  the  season  thereof,  and  the  snow  cleared  to  the  doors  of  the 
church.  3.  See  that  the  stoves  be  removed  the  first  day  of  May,  and 
return  them  the  first  day  of  November.  4.  See  that  children  and 
servants  behave  with  decorum  during  service.  5.  Endeavor,  upon  ap- 
proach of  strangers,  to  conduct  them  to  seats.  Attend  funerals  in  the 
congregation,  for  which  a  perquisite  be  taken  by  him.  6.  Keep  the 
Corporation  seat  for  them,  and  such  persons  as  they  introduce.  7.  Close 
the  church."  A  jierson  was  appointed  to  "the  office  of  warning  the 
people  to  funerals  and  walking  before  the  corpse,"  for  which  he  re- 
ceived a  "  perquisite  of  twelve  shillings."  It  was  resolved  "  that  one 
thousand  coppers  be  stanqied  clmrch  penny ^  '  and  placed  in  the  hands 
of  the  treasui-er,  for  tlie  purpose  of  exchanging  with  the  congregation 
at  the  rate  of  twelve  for  one  shilling,  in  order  to  add  respect  to  the 
weekly  collections."  August  5,  1817,  the  Board  procured  the  jiassage 
of  a  law,  which  allowed  two  chains  to  be  stretched  across  the  street  at 
each  end  of  the  church,  in  order  to  prevent  vehicles  from  passing  during 
service.     These  chains  continued  in  place  till  about  the  year  1832. 

One  of  the  first    acts   of  the  Board,  was  to    resolve    to 

rent  the  pews  of  the  church.     This  however  did  not  prove 

acceptable ;    and    the  congregation,  "  in    a   body,    solicited 

the  Board,  that  the  former  resolve  respecting  the  letting  of 

the  pews  be  rescinded,  and  that  they  be  exposed  to  public 

vendue."     This  request  was  complied  with  ;  and  soon  after, 

the  pews  were  offered  at  public  sale,  —  a  yearly  rental  being 

attached  to  each  pew,  to  be  paid  by  the  purchaser  for  the 

'Que  of  these  coppers  found  some  years  since  sold  for  $25. —  Munsell. 


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support  of  the  church.  This  is  the  practice  for  raising  the 
revenues  for  the  congregation  at  the  present  time.  As  the 
yearly  rentals  did  not  cover  the  ordinary  and  necessary  ex- 
penses, an  annual  subscription  was  taken  for  that  purpose. 
This  subscription,  for  expenses  the  pew  rents  were  not 
sufficient  to  cover,  continued  till  the  occupation  of  the  pre- 
sent church  building.  The  committee  to  take  the  first  sub- 
scription, were  directed  to  call  upon  the  Patroon,  and  securing 
his  signature,  they  were  authorized  to  tender  him  his  choice 
of  the  pews  of  the  church.  He  made  choice  of  pew  number 
four,  and  was  granted  "  liberty  to  make  what  improvements 
on  it"  he  wished.  "  The  front  seat  on  the  right  hand,  going 
in  the  chief  door,  "  was  appropriated  for  the  use  of  the  Cor- 
poration of  the  city ;  and  "  its  opposite  to  the  Governor." 
"  The  pew  next  to  the  pulpit  on  the  right  hand,  "  was  re- 
served for  the  minister;  and  "  the  one  next  the  pulpit  on  the 
left,  "  was  for  elders  and  deacons.  When  the  second  house 
of  worship  was  built,  "  a  suitable  cushion "  was  ordered 
for  the  minister's  pew.  It  was  also  directed,  that  the  in- 
side of  the  pew  should  be  "  painted  a  peagreen  color  and  the  top 
of  the  book  board  covered  with  a  green  cloth  fastened  with 
brass  nails."  The  annual  income  of  the  church  as  reported 
for  the  year  1787,  was  £381,  about  $900.  In  1800  the  in- 
come from  rents  and  subscriptions  and  weekly  collections 
amounted  to  $1115.81. 


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The  management  of  the  finances  of  a  large  city  church  is 
a  work  of  no  small  magnitude.  As  the  organization  grows 
expenses  grow,  and  sometimes  when  the  congregation  is 
largest  the  annual  deficit  is  largest  also. 

To  the  men,  who  have  given  themselves  to  this  difficult 
task  of  managing  the  finances  of  this  congregation  in  suc- 
cessive generations,  we  to-daj^  owe  a  debt  of  gratitude  which 
ought  not  to  be  forgotten.  To  serve  the  church  in  this 
sphere  costs  time,  thought,  and  anxiety,  and  oftentimes 
the  exercise  of  great  liberality.  The  value  of  the  services 
rendered  by  many  of  those  whose  names  appear  in  the  list  of 
Trustees  is  beyond  all  computation.  To  mention  all  those, 
who  deserve  a  place  in  the  grateful  remembrance  of  this  peo- 
ple for  their  faithful  services  in  this  office,  would  require  us 
to  go  well  nigh  through  the  entire  list,  both  of  the  dead  and 
living.  One  of  the  most  onerous  duties  of  the  Trustees  of 
this  church  has  been  to  provide  suitable  accommodations  for 
the  growing  wants  of  the  congregation.  Three  different 
times  they  have  been  called  upon  to  erect  new  houses  of 
worship.  They  have  builded  two  Session  Houses,  besides 
making  repairs  and  enlargements  involving,  each  time,  a 
large  outlay  of  funds. 


EDIFICES. 

First  House  of  Worship. 

N  the  year  1762,  according  to  the  sketch  of  John 
McDonald,  subscriptions  were  solicited  for  the 
purpose  of  building  a  church  In  1763,  as  before 
stated,  a  piece  of  ground  was  deeded  to  certain  persons  as 
Trustees  for  the  same  purpose.  It  was  bounded  on  the 
south  by  Hudson  street,  on  the  west  by  Grand  street,  on  the 
north  by  Beaver  street,  and  on  the  east  by  William  street. 
This  ground  was  then  known  as  "  the  gallows  hill,"  and  is 
described  as  being  "  very  steep."  The  first  church  building 
was  erected  on  this  lot  during  the  year  1764.  A  stairway 
winding  around  the  hill,  and  very  difficult  of  ascent  during 
the  winter  season,  was  the  only  means  of  approach  to  the 
church.  The  house  was  built  of  wood,  and  is  described  as 
being  "  of  a  respectable  size,  though  not  of  a  verv  elegant 
appearance."  It  was  covered  with  a  flat  roof  and  surmounted 
with  a  tower  and  s^^ire,  the  tower  containing  a  bell.  It  was 
painted  red,  and  stood  fronting  the  east. 

In  the  Records  of  the  Sjnod  of  New  York  and  Philadel- 
phia for  1770,  I  find  a  minute  which  gives  the  only  account 
of  the  cost  of  this  building  any  where  to  be  found.     And,  as 


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it  gives  some  interesting  details  concerning  the  circumstances 
of  the  congregation  at  that  time,  I  give  the  minute  entire. 
"An  application  was  made  in  behalf  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Albany  reporting  that  they  are  deeply  involved  in 
debt,  and  praying  that  Synod  would  recommend  them  to  the 
assistance  of  charitable  and  well  disposed  persons  within  their 
bounds.  The  Synod  referred  it  to  Messrs.  P.  V.  B.  Living- 
ston and  Elihu  Spencer  as  a  committee  to  examine  and  make 
report  of  the  state  of  their  accounts.  The  said  committee 
reported  that  it  appears  by  the  papers  produced  to  them  by 
Robert  Henry,  one  of  the  elders  of  said  church,  that  they 
erected  a  building  for  the  public  worship  of  God,  the  expense 
of  which  amounted  to  £2813,  9.9.  od.,  York  currency,^  —  that 
they  received  from  sundry  subscribers  £811,  lOs.  %d.  for  that 
purpose,  which  left  the  sum  of  £2001,  ISs.  deficiency  to  be 
paid  by  three  persons  only,  of  which  Mr.  Henry  has  paid 
out  of  his  own  pocket  £1086,  los.  6f/.,  and  is  liable  for  part 
of  what  still  remains  unpaid  of  said  debt.  The  Synod  there- 
fore do  cheerfully  and  cordially  recommend  them  to  the  as- 
sistance of  well  disposed  charitable  persons  within  our  bounds." 
There  is  no  where  to  be  found  any  intimation  of  the  result 
of  this  effort  to  procure  financial  relief  abroad.  It  was  not 
probably  very  successful ;  for,  several  years  after  the  second 
edifice  was  occupied,  on  Dec.  22,  1801,  the  old  building  was 

1  About  $7,033. 


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deeded  in  trust  to  Robert  R.  Henrj  "  for  the  payment  of  the 
principal  and  interest  of  the  debt  which  had  been  contracted 
with  Mr.  Robert  Henry,  deceased,  by  the  congregation  in 
building  the  old  church  ;**='=  and  for  such  other  debts 
proportionately  as  may  be  legally  established,  having  been 
contracted  in  like  manner."  The  condition  of  the  deed  was, 
that  Robt.  R.  Henry  should  "  completely  indemnify  this 
Board,  and  their  successors,  against  all  legal  demands,  etc' 
Thus,  the  old  house  passed  out  of  the  hands  of  the  Board,  and 
in  the  course  of  time  was  torn  down,  and  the  lot  sold. 

The  Second  Buildk^g. 
Owino"  to  the  increase  of  the  conirreiiation,  durin"-  the 
ministry  of  Rev.  John  McDonald,  it  was  found  necessary 
to  provide  enlarged  accommodations ;  and  it  was  determined 
to  take  steps  for  the  erection  of  a  new  and  commodious 
edifice.  For  this  purpose,  the  Board  of  Trustees,  on  the 
15th  of  February,  1792,  appointed  a  committee  to  purchase 
a  "  lot  on  the  plains;  "  which  they  succeeded  in  doing  for  the 
sum  of  £65.  It  was  situated  on  what  is  now  the  corner  of 
South  Pearl  and  Beaver  streets.  The  foundation  of  the 
building  was  laid  under  the  supervision  of  the  Board.  For 
work  thus  done,  I  find  a  bill  was  ordered  paid,  amounting 
to  £376,  146-.  Sd.  March  16th,  1794,  the  Board  resolved  to 
advertise  for  proposals  to  build  the  walls  and  do  the  outside 


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The  Second  Edifice. 


carpentering  and  Jfloor- 
ing;  and  the  contract 
was  awarded  to  Elisha 
Putnam  on  the  17th  day 
of  March,  1795,  for  the 
sum  of  £3250.  Subse- 
quently, a  contract  was 
entered  into  with  the 
same  party  to  do  the 
inside  carpenter  work 
ibr  the  sum  of  £963  ;  to 
which  amount  £50  were 
afterwards  added  by  the 
Board,  "in  Heu  of  ma- 
terials of  the  old  church," 
which    the   contract  al- 


lowed to  be  used.  The  lathing  and  plastering  was  done 
by  Garrit  Keating  for  £300.  I  have  nowhere  found 
a  statement  of  the  entire  cost  of  this  house;  but,  put- 
ting the  above  items  together,  which  constitute-  the  main 
expense  of  the  building,  it  gives  a  total  cost,  not  including 
the  lot,  of  £4939,  14.s.  8(/.,  or  about  $12,347.  Various  other 
incidental  expenses  would  doubtless  increase  this  sum  a  few 
thousand  dollars.  There  appears  to  have  been  much  diffi- 
culty in  raising  this  am.ount  of  money.     After  the  subscrip- 


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tions  had  been  exhausted,  a  number  of  gentlemen  advanced 
.£200  each  to  forward  the  work,  to  be  refunded  from  the  sale 
of  pews,  when  the  church  should  be  completed.  The  pastor 
and  one  of  the  Board  were  directed  to  proceed  to  New  York, 
and  other  places,  to  solicit  contributions  for  the  purpose  of 
completing  the  structure.  Still  the  enterprise  delayed ; 
until  on  July  22d,  1796,  an  association  of  share  holders  was 
formed,  and  the  needed  means  raised ;  when  the  work  was 
progressed,  and  the  house  finished,  and  first  occupied,  No- 
vember 2d,  of  the  same  year.  Dr.  Smith,  of  Union  College, 
preached  two  sermons  on  the  occasion.  The  steeple  was 
not  finished  for  nearly  twelve  years  afterwards.  The  pews 
were  sold,  January  16th,  1797,  —  within  a  few  days  of  five 
years  from  the  time  the  movement  began.  The  sum  realized 
from  the  sale  of  the  pev/s  was  $8398.75;  and  the  annual 
income  was  $525.50.  In  one  of  the  papers  of  the  day,  this 
house  was  described  as  being,  "  a  handsome  building  sixty- 
four  feet  by  seventy-six,  eligibly  situated  in  Washington 
street  corner  of  Beaver.  The  inside  of  the  church  is  in 
modern  style,  and  the  workmanship  very  elegant." 

During  the  summer  of  1831,  this  building  was  enlarged  by 
an  addition  of  sixteen  feet  on  the  north  end,  and  the  interior 
remodelled  and  much  improved ;  and  it  became  "  the  most 
elegantly  finished  church  in  the  city."  The  expense  of 
these  improvements  was  $4,600. 


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As  thus  remodelled,  this  building  is  well  remembered  by  a 
large  proportion  of  our  citizens.  In  this  form  it  appears  in 
the  accompanying  plate.  The  congregation  continued  to 
worship  in  it,  till  their  removal  to  the  present  edifice  in 
1850.  It  then  passed  into  the  possession  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Society  of  this  city,  and  was  occupied  by  them,  till 
within  a  few  years  ;  when  they  removed  to  their  new  church 
on  Eagle  street.  It  was  then  sold,  and  has  since  been  used 
for  business  purposes,  and  is  now  known  as  Beaver  Block, 

on  South  Pearl  street. 

In  1815,  the  Session  House,  belonging  to  the  old  church, 

was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $5,000. 

The  Present  Edifice. 

In  looking  at  the  imposing  structure,  in  which  this  con- 
gregation now  worships,  no  one  would  dream  that  it  was 
the  outcome  of  an  embarrassed  state  of  church  finances. 
But,  strange  as  it  may  seem,  it  was  so.  In  a  paper  adopted 
by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  October  2d,  1846,  and  addressed 
to  the  congregation,  it  was  represented,  — that  the  pew  rents 
did  not  cover  much  more  than  half  the  running  expenses 
of  the  church, —  that  the  individual  subscriptions  made  for 
that  purpose,  were  not  sufficient  to  meet  the  balance,  and 
were  falling  off  from  quarter  to  quarter,  leaving  each  year  a 
large  and  increasing  deficit,  amounting  the  current  year  to 


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the  sum  of  $800, —  and  that  there  already  was  a  large  debt 
upon  the  corporation,  which,  at  the  present  rate  of  increase, 
would  in  a  few  years  "  be  so  great  as  to  cover  all  their  pro- 
perty." In  view  of  these  facts,  the  board  suggested  two 
plans  to  get  out  of  their  present  difficulty.  The  first  was  — 
to  reorganize  the  congregation  in  the  old  house  of  worship, 
doubling  the  pew  rents,  and  assessing  the  pews,  in  addition,  a 
sufficient  amount  to  meet  the  debt.  The  second  plan  was  — 
to  build  a  new  church.  At  a  meeting  of  the  pew  holders 
held,  October  5th,  1846,  the  latter  plan  was  adopted.  In 
view  of  this  action  of  the  congregation,  it  is  evident,  that  the 
financial  stress  was  rather  the  occasion,  than  the  cause,  of 
the  movement  for  a  new  church  building.  No  set  of  men, 
in  sober  reason,  would  incur  liabilities  amounting  in  the  ag- 
gregate to  over  $100,000,  in  order  to  escape  a  debt  of  between 
three  and  four  thousand  dollars.  It  was  evidently  a  desire, 
on  the  part  of  a  majority  of  the  people,  for  a  house  of  worship 
more  in  keeping  with  the  progress  of  the  times  and  the 
wealth  and  standing  of  the  congregation,  which  was  the 
primary  motive  in  the  whole  movement. 

Although  this  action  of  the  congregation,  looking  to  the 
erection  of  a  new  church  building,  was  opposed  by  a  large 
minority  of  the  people,  it  vf as  forwarded  with  much  energy. 
Papers  were  circulated  and  liberal  subscriptions  secured.  A 
lot  of  ground,   on  the  corner  of  Hudson   street  and   Philip, 


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was  purchased,  in  September  of  1847,  upon  which,  in  the 
course  of  the  same  autumn,  was  begun  "  the  erection  of  a 
church  edifice,  after  the  model  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  New  York."  The  main  building  was  completed 
early  in  the  year  1850.  On  Sabbath,  March  3d,  an  interest- 
ing farewell  service  was  held  in  the  old  church.  Dr.  Camp- 
bell preaching  an  appropriate  discourse,  taking  for  his  text, 
James  4  :  17. —  "  Therefore  to  him  that  knoweth  to  do  good, 
and  doeth  it  not,  it  is  sin"  —  being  the  same  text  from  which 
he  had  preached,*  when  he  assumed  charge  of  the  congrega- 
tion, twenty  years  before.  On  the  following  Sunday,  March 
10th,  1850,  the  new  edifice  was  opened  for  public  worship, 
the  pastor  officiating  alone  in  the  dedicatory  services.  The 
text  on  this  occasion  was,  Haggai  9  :  2. —  "  The  glory  of 
this  latter  house  shall  be  greater  than  the  former,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts  ;  and  in  this  place  will  I  give  peace,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts."  The  discourse  is  described  as  having  been 
"  truly  eloquent  and  impressive."  The  house  was  filled  to 
its  utmost  capacity,  and  large  numbers  were  compelled  to 
leave,  being  unable  to  gain  admittance.-^ 

During  the  year  1855,  steps  were  taken  looking  to  the 
erection  of  a  Session  House.  After  various  negotiations, 
additional  ground  was  purchased  in  rear  of  the  church 
building;  and  dui^ing  the  summer  of  1856,  a  Lecture  Room 
was  erected,  completing  the  design  of  the  building  as  it  now 

'  MunselVs  Annals,  vol.  ii,  pp.  255-6,  1st  ed.  8 


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stands.^  It  was  dedicated  in  the  evening  of  June  17th, 
1857.  The  entire  cost  of  the  church  edifice,  as  thus  com- 
pleted, was  about  $115,000.^  This  amount  was  raised  vari- 
ously, —  by  the  sale  of  the  old  property,  by  subscriptions, 
loans,  and  mortgages,  running  through  a  period  of  a  dozen 
years.  The  last  of  it,  being  a  balance  of  $12,332.91  neces- 
sary "  to  clear  the  church  fully  and  finally  from  debt,"  was 
provided  for  by  a  subscription  made  through  the  con- 
gregation in  December  of  1858.  The  wisdom  of  this  twelve 
years'  experience  was  embodied  in  a  resolution,  which  was 
adopted  by  the  Board,  December  31st,  1858,  and  in  these 
words  : —  "  It  is  finally  and  unalterably  — 

Resolved — 

That  hereafter,  no  debt  shall  be  contracted 
against  this  corporation,  unless  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  all  the 
Trustees  elected  under  its  charter,  to  be  recorded  on  the  minutes,  with 
the  names  of  the  Trustees  voting  thereon." 

It  was  also  further  —  '■^Resolved: — The  above  resolution 
shall  be  read  at  each  meeting  of  the  Board." 

These  resolutions,  together  with  a  recent  action  of  the 
Board  according  to  which  the  consent  of  the  Pastor  must  be 
obtained,  constitute  a  very  effectual  bar  against  the  incur- 
ring of  debts  upon  the  church.     It  is  a  gratifying  fact,  that, 

-  See  Frontispiece. 

■^  This  information  I  get  from  the  present  efficient  President  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  who  was  one  of  the  building  committee,  and  gave 
much  personal  attention  to  all  the  details  of  the  work. 


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at  the  present  time,  the  finances  of  this  congregation  are 
being  administered  in  accordance  with  the  spirit  of  the  above 
resolutions,  and  the  scriptural  injunction,  "owe  no  man 
anything." 

In  the  spring  of  the  year,  1870,  it  was  found  that  owing 
to  the  settling  of  the  tower,  extensive  repairs  were  needed 
to  render  it  secure.  The  entire  inner  wall  of  the  tower, 
from  the  foundation  to  the  organ  loft,  was  removed,  and  re- 
built with  heavy  granite  blocks,  procured  through  the  New 
Capitol  Commissioners ;  and  for  which  the  Board  paid  the 
sum  of  $733.46.^  The  mastic  on  the  outside  of  the  church 
was  also  removed ;  the  interior  refrescoed  and  refurnished ; 
and  a  new  organ  put  in.  The  cost  of  these  repairs  was 
about  $14,000 :  the  entire  amount  of  which  was  raised  and 
paid,  leaving  no  debt  upon  the  corporation. 

This  concludes  the  account  of  the  church  buildings,  with 
the  exception  of  the  Mission  Chapel  in  Alexander  street. 
But  as  it  was  the  result  of  a  voluntary  movement,  and  not 
the  doing  of  the  Corporation  of  the  church,  any  notice  of  it 
belongs  more  appropriately  under  the  head  of  the  Mission 
School,  which  will  be  noticed  hereafter. 

'  I  am  thus  exact  here,  because  at  one  time  it  was  alleged,  that  the 
Capitol  Commissioners  had  made  no  charge  for  this  stone,  and  that  the 
State  was  thus  defrauded.  The  vouchers  are  in  the  possession  of  the 
Treasurer. 


PRAISE. 

N  no  respect  has  the  worship  of  this  church 
changed  so  much,  as  in  that  of  praise.  For  many 
^E^JSgJiS'  years  after  its  organization  the  singing  of  the 
congregation  was  led  by  a  precentor.  This  was  an  office  of 
emolument  and  honor ;  although,  doubtless  the  honor  was 
much  more  prized  than  the  emolument.  The  amount  of 
salary  at  first  was<£5^  a  year;  and  for  more  than  a  quarter 
of  a  century,  it  was  less  than  one  hundred  dollars.  The 
duties  of  the  office  were  "  lining  the  Psalm,"  and  "  leading 
the  singing."  The  incumbent  occupied  a  position  a  little 
lower  than  the  minister,  in  front  of  the  pulpit.  After  the 
Psalm  had  been  announced,  and  duly  read  through  and 
"explained"  by  the  minister;  the  precentor  began  and  read 
two  lines,  and  then  led  the  people  in  the  singing  of  the  same, 
then  two  lines  more,  and  so  on  in  the  same  way,  reading  or 
"lining"  and  singing,  until  the  whole  Psalm  was  gone 
through.  It  was  no  small  accomplishment  to  be  able  to 
"  turn  the  tune  well,"  —  to  multiply  one  syllable,  at  the  end 
of  a  line,  sometimes  into  three  to  make  it  fit  the  tune  —  and 
to  gracefully  glide  from  singing  to  reading,  and  vice  versa; 

'$12.50. 


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but  so  accomplished  did  some  become  through  long  practice, 
that  it  might  be  difficult  to  determine  exactly  when  the 
singing  ended  and  the  "  lining"  began ;  and  tradition  tells 
of  the  great  disgrace  that  fell  upon  presuming  individuals, 
who  aspired  to  this  office  without  the  requisite  gifts  and 
training. 

The  first  innovation  in  this  part  of  the  worship  was  made 
in  the  year  1800.  At  its  meeting,  March  4th,  of  that  year, 
Session  directed  each  elder  to  inquire  among  the  members 
in  his  district,  if  any  would  be  opposed  to  the  abolition  of 
the  custom  of  lining  the  Psalms  as  they  were  sung.  At  the 
next  meeting,  it  was  reported  that  there  was  "  no  material 
objection ; "  and  accordingly,  notice  was  given,  that,  on  the 
first  Sabbath  of  the  following  month,  it  would  be  discon- 
tinued ;  and  requesting  the  people  to  supply  themselves  with 
"  Psalm  Books,"  —  Session  also  ordering  some  copies  to  be  dis- 
tributed by  the  deacons  among  the  poor.  At  their  meeting, 
September  19th,  1803,  Session  received  a  petition  signed  by 
one  hundred  and  two  persons,  praying  them  to  introduce  the 
Books  of  Psalm.s  and  Hymns  recommended  by  the  General 
Assembly,  and  abolish  the  use  of  the  old  version  of  the 
Psalms.  There  was,  however,  strong  opposition  to  the  in- 
troduction of  uninspired  hymns  into  the  worship  of  God. 
For  two  years  the  petition  was  allowed  to  remain  unan- 
swered; when  the  change  asked  for  was  made,  going  into 


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effect  the  second  Sabbath  of  September,  1805.  Some  per- 
sons withdrew  from  the  church  in  consequence  of  this  change. 

The  precentor,  at  this  time,  seems  to  have  created  dis- 
satisfaction, on  account  of  the  music  he  was  introducing  in 
leading  the  singing.  The  Session  adopted  a  very  simple 
method  of  regulating  the  evil.  September  2d,  1805,  a  com- 
mittee was  appointed  to  "  make  a  selection  of  tunes  proper 
to  be  sung  in  the  church."  This  committee  reported  at  the 
next  meeting,  recommending  twenty-seven  tunes,  of  the  dif- 
ferent metres,  as  suitable  to  be  sung.  Tlie  report  was 
adopted,  and  the  precentor  furnished  with  the  list,  from 
which  he  was  to  make  his  selections.  This  list  contains  a 
number  of  the  "  good  old  tunes"  most  acceptable  to  the 
church  at  the  present  time.  Some  such  action,  on  the  part 
of  the  Session  at  this  time,  was  very  necessary;  as  persons 
were  asking  for  letters  of  dismissal,  assigning  as  their  reason, 
the  kind  of  music  which  was  being  used  in  the  worship  of 
God's  house. 

The  singing  at  this  time  being  wholly  congregational,  it 
was  of  importance  that  the  people,  as  far  as  possible,  should 
be  qualified  to  join  harmoniously  in  the  exercise.  Both  the 
Session  and  the  Board  of  Trustees  recognized  this  fact ;  and, 
the  facilities  for  receiving  a  musical  education  being  exceed- 
ingly limited,  andenjoyed  by  thefewest,  various  arrangements 
were  effected,  from  time  to  time,  for  exercising  the  people  in 


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singing.  "  Singing  schools"  were  organized,  the  precentor 
was  required  not  only  to  lead  the  singing  in  the  church,  but 
also  to  teach  the  people  during  the  week  —  for  which  extra 
salary  was  allowed  —  and,  at  times,  the  congregation  were 
asked  to  meet,  before  or  after  the  usual  Wednesday  evening 
lecture,  for  the  purpose  of  "  improving  themselves  in  psalm- 
ody." Thus  was  the  praise  of  the  congregation  conducted 
up  to  about  the  year  1829  or  30. 

November  22d,  1829,  a  committee  was  appointed  by  the 
Session  to  "  regulate  the  singing  in  our  church  in  the 
gallery  ;"  and,  at  the  next  meeting,  they  "  reported  that  they 
had  attended  to  that  duty,  and  that  pews  had  been  assigned 
for  that  purpose."  This  action,  doubtless,  marks  the  time 
of  the  introduction  of  the  choir  into  this  church.  Other  ad- 
vances soon  followed ;  each  of  them  in  turn  shocking  the 
pious  sensibilities  of  some  of  the  good  people  of  the  congre- 
gation, and  occasioning  no  small  dissatisfaction.  Among 
some  old  files  of  papers,  I  find  a  petition  to  the  Session  on 
the  subject  of  church  music,  signed  by  thirty-three  prominent 
male  members  of  the  congregation.  Although  it  bears  no 
date,  yet,  from  circumstances,  it  must  be  assigned  to  the 
early  part  of  the  year  1830.  In  it,  the  petitioners  ingen- 
iously argue  ; —  that  church  music  is  a  "  part  of  the  worship 
of  the  church  militani,  more  nearly  allied  to  that  of  the  church 
triumphant,  than  any  other,"  —  that,  "  where  there  is  a  spirit 


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of  singing,  there  is  a  spirit  of  prayer," —  tliey  declare  them- 
selves "extremely  anxious  to  cultivate  to  its  true  standard 
that  interesting,  important,  and  too  much  neglected  part  of 
the  public  worship  of  God," — and  as  a  means  for  the  attain- 
ment of  these  most  desirable  ends,  they  ask 

"permission  for  the  choir  — 

To  stand  iij)  when  they  sing  — 
and,  To  use  instrumental  accompaniments  to  assist  their 
voices  in  lveei)ing  tone  and  time." 

Of  course,  no  church  Session  would  care  to  record  them- 
selves against  this  extreme  desire  to  more  nearly  ally  the 
church  militant  to  the  church  triumphant  and  to  increase  a 
spirit  of  prayer ;  and  if  they  had  any  doubts  as  to  the  effi- 
ciency of  the  means  suggested  to  accomplish  these  ends,  they 
gave  no  official  utterance  to  them.  I  find  no  minute  of  any 
action  having  ever  been  taken  on  this  petition,  nor  any  re- 
ference whatsoever  to  it.  But,  on  Sabbath,  the  18th  day  of 
August,  1830,  the  choir  both  stood  up  when  they  sang,  and 
had  an  instrumental  accompaniment  to  help  them  keep 
"  tone  and  time."^  The  instrument  then  introduced  was  a 
large  bass  viol.  To  this  was  added,  not  long  after,  a  violon- 
cello, a  violin,  and  two  flutes.  AVhen  the  new  church  was 
finished,  in  1850,  an  organ  was  built  in  at  an  expense  of 
$2,000.     About  six  years  ago,  this  organ  was  made  to  give 

'  In  a  scrap  book  made  by  Jacob  Vanderzee,  there  is  a  woodcut 
picture  clipped  from  one  of  the  papers  of  tlie  period  caricaturing  the 
choir  as  it  appeared  on  that  day. 


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place   to  the  large,  noble  instrument,   which  occupies  the 
organ  loft  at  the  present  time. 

Up  to  about  the  year  1861,  the  choir  was  what  is  generally 
known  as  "  amateur," —  the  best  musical  talent  of  the  church 
volunteering  to  lead  the  singing  of  the  congregation, —  only 
the  leader  or  organist  receiving  pay.  During  the  autumn  of 
1861,  paid  singers  were  introduced;  and  the  choir  has  been 
composed  of  such,  with  one  exception,  from  that  time  to  the 
present  —  the  expense  ranging  between  $1000  and  $1,500. 
It  would,  however,  be  doing  great  injustice  to  those  who 
have  now  for  many  years  led  the  music  of  this  congregation, 
to  class  them  with  the  ordinary  professional  choir.  Without 
exception,  they  have  always  shown  themselves  accommodat- 
ing and  obliging,  and  have  taken  a  deep  interest  in  all  that 
pertains  to  the  welfare  and  prosperity  of  this  congregation. 
One  of  them/  who  is  a  member  of  our  own  church,  has  given 
his  services  in  this  direction,  wholly  gratuitously,  for  a  period 
of  now  nearly  twenty  years ;  and  I  avail  myself  of  this  op- 
portunity to  express  to  him  the  sincere  thanks  of  this  entire 
congregation. 

1  A.  P.  Stevens. 


SABBATH  SCHOOLS. 

Church  School. 

ROM  the  beginning,  this  church  has  shown  great 
concern  for  the  careful  religious  training  of  its 
children.  The  old  records  of  the  church  show, 
that,  during  the  last  century,  the  catechetical  instruction  of 
the  young  was  one  of  the  reguLar  services  of  the  Sabbath ; 
and  various  plans  were  adopted,  from  time  to  time,  looking 
to  the  more  efficient  discharge  of  this  important  duty. 

During  the  early  years  of  this  century,  the  Sabbath  School 
movement  began  to  attract  attention  in  this  country.  Up  to 
1813,  schools  had  been  organized  at  the  following  places  ;  ^ — 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  1709  ;  Greenwich  Village,  N.  Y., 
1804;  Bath,  N.  H.,  1805;  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  1809;  New 
York  City,  and  Beverly,  Mass.,  1810 ;  Somerville,  N.  J., 
1811  ;  Boston,  and  Salem,  Mass.,  1812.  Then  came  the 
first  organization  of  the  kind  in  this  city.  March  21st, 
1813,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Upfold  opened  a  "  Sunday  Free 
School"  in  Van  Tromp  street,  "  where  several  branches 
of  an  English  education"  were  taught.  This  enterprise, 
however,  did  not  continue  long.  Again,  in  January 
1816,  Mrs.  Upfold  and  Mrs.  Booking  opened  a  "  Sabbath 
^  History  S.  S.   Union  by  J.  Ferris. 


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School  for  the  instruction  of  African  females."  Soon  after 
this,  another  school  was  opened,  in  the  Uranian  Hall,  for 
males.  These  two  enterprises  were  afterwards  united,  and 
continued  for  a  number  of  3ears  to  do  a  most  excellent  work 
for  the  colored  population  of  this  city.  In  June  of  this  year, 
also,  some  ladies  of  the  Reformed  Dutch  Church  opened  a 
school  for  girls  in  Green  street,  which  continued  through 
that  summer,  and  then  was  closed  on  account  of  the  severity 
of  the  winter,  and  not  opened  again  for  some  two  years. 
None  of  tliese  enterprises  were  permanent ;  neither  were  any 
of  them  admitted  into  any  of  the  churches. 

The  first  Sabbath  School  organized  in  this  city,  which 
proved  permanent,  was  the  First  Presbyterian.  Three  lady 
members  of  thij  church,  in  July,  1816,  opened  a  school  for 
girls  at  house  No.  20,  Beaver  street.  Their  names  were 
Miss  Oakie,  Miss  Berbank,  and  Miss  Aimes  now  the  venerable 
Mrs.  James,  widow  of  Rev.  Dr.  James,  and  at  the  present  time 
a  member  of  this  church.  This  school  was  an  immediate  suc- 
cess, and  soon  removed  to  the  basement  of  the  church,  and  was 
recognized  as  a  church  school.  That  its  relation  to  the 
church  was  fully  and  speedily  recognized,  is  evident  from  a 
minute  I  find  on  the  Session  book,  dated  May  9th,  1817  : — 
"  A  memorial  signed  by  Miss  M.  L.  Ames,  in  behalf  of  the 
Sunday  School  Society  belonging  to  this  congregation,  and 
praying  for  a  collection,"  etc.,  was  "  referred  to  the  Board  of 


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Trustees,  with   a  request  that  the  prayer  of  the   petition 
might  be  granted." 

In  September^  of  1816,  three  other  schools  were  started, — 
one  by  some  members  of  the  Methodist  church, —  one  by  Mr. 
Young,  who  was  also  connected  with  the  Upfolds  in  their 
first  enterprise — (neither  of  these  continuing  long), —  and 
one  for  boys,  September  1st,  by  the  Young  Men's  Society, 
in  a  schoolroom  in  Green  street.  This  latter  school  soon 
filled  up  the  room  in  which  it  met ;  and  the  year  following 
applicants  for  admission  were  turned  over  to  a  school,  started 
in  August,  ]  817,  by  Mr.  Dillingham,  on  the  corner  of  Chapel 
and  Steuben  streets.  These  schools  were  afterwards  merged 
into  one  and  became  the  Second  Presbyterian.  The  order 
of  time,  therefore,  in  which  some  of  the  earlier  schools  were 
organized  in  this  city,  and  which  have  survived  uninter- 
ruptedly to  the  present,  seems  to  be  about  as  follows : — 

July,  1816,  First  Presbyterian. 

September  1st,  1816,  Second  Presbyterian. 

January  1st,  1818,  St.  Peters. 

1818  or  1819,  Middle  Dutch.^ 

November  13th,  1819,  First  Baptist. 

April  30th,  1820,  Lutheran. 

December  17th,  1820,  North  Dutch. 

'  Report  of  Superintendent  Briggs  for  1876. 
■'  MunselVs  Annals. 


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When  first  organized  our  own  school  was  designed  only 
for  girls,  but  soon  the  plan  was  enlarged  to  admit  boys  also. 
Its  main  object  seems  to  have  been,  to  furnish  instruction 
of  a  religious  character  to  poor  and  neglected  children, 
whom  the  ordinary  Sabbath  instruction  failed  entirely  to 
reach.  The  Sabbath  School  idea  did  not  then,  and,  rightly 
understood,  does  not  now,  presume  to  take  the  care  of  the 
church's  children  out  of  the  hands  of  Christian  parents, 
their  Divinely  appointed  guardians  and  instructors.  Parents 
cannot  leave  the  religious  education  of  their  offspring  to 
any  merely  human  institution,  no  matter  how  excellent  it 
may  be,  without  proving  themselves  neglectful  of  a  most 
sacred  and  heaven  imposed  duty. 

The  Session  of  the  church  continued  to  give  the  same 
careful  attention  to  the  catechetical  instruction  of  the  young, 
after,  as  before,  the  organization  of  the  Sabbath  School  in 
connection  with  this  congregation.  September  1st,  1820,  it 
was  resolved  that  the  elders  should  "  attend  in  rotation,  on 
Wednesday  afternoon,  to  aid  and  countenance  the  pastor  in 
instructing  the  classes  in  the  Bible  and  Catechism ;  "  and  in 
1838,  Session  "appointed  a  committee  to  make  arrange- 
ments, in  the  Sunday  School  of  our  church,  for  appropriating- 
a  part  of  the  time  each  Sabbath,  to  the  teaching  of  the 
children  the  Assembly's  Catechism."  Thus  it  appears,  that 
until  comparatively  recent  years,  the  Sabbath  School  had 


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not  superseded  those  useful  catechetical  exercises,  maintained 
and  conducted  by  the  pastor  and  Session  from  the  organi- 
zation of  the  church. 

For  many  years  the  chief  officer  of  the  school  was  called 
"  Principal."  The  first  Principal  of  whom  we  have  any 
information  was  Mr,  Warner.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  no 
minutes  of  the  school  have  been  kept  back  of  1840.  As 
perfect  a  roll,  however,  of  Principals  and  Superintendents, 
as  can  be  made,  will  be  found  among  the  lists  of  the  officers 
of  the  church.  The  school  has  maintained  a  vigorous  exist- 
ence from  the  beginning.  But  in  more  recent  years  it  has 
become  so  largely  a  church  school,  reaching  so  small  a  por- 
tion of  that  element  of  our  community  for  whom  it  was 
originally  intended,  that  it  was  felt  by  many,  that  some 
new  enterprise  of  a  Sabbath  School  character  ought  to  be 
set  on  foot  by  our  church,  looking  more  to  the  care  of  poor 
and  neglected  children.  This  eventually  took  shape  in  the 
organization  of  the 


'■o'- 


Mission  School. 
A  meeting  of  the  friends  of  such  an  enterprise,  was  held 
in  the  Lecture  Room  of  the  church,  March  30th,  1866. 
Great  interest  was  manifested ;  the  movement  was  at  once 
fully  inaugurated,  and  afterward  vigorously  carried  forward. 
Various  committees  were  appointed,  to  choose  a  site  for  a 


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Chapel,  —  to  ask  the  assent  of  the  Session  and  Board  of 
Trustees  to  a  canvass  of  the  congregation  for  subscriptions  — 
and  to  solicit  contributions.  Unanimous  consent  was  given, 
by  the  officers  of  the  church,  for  a  committee  to  call  on  the 
members  for  means  to  forward  the  enterprise,  on  the  condi- 
tion, that  the  object  should  simply  be  stated,  and  "the 
money  should  be  voluntarily  offered  for  this  purpose  and  not 
solicited,"  so  that  it  might  "  not  interfere  with  the  regular 
revenues  of  the  church,"  On  this  condition,  the  money 
was  soon  obtained  and  a  house  built  on  a  lot  which  had 
been  procured  in  Alexander  street.  The  whole  cost  of  the 
ground  and  chapel  was  $4,779.68. 

September  10th,  1866,  a  meeting  was  held  to  organize  the 
school.  Twenty-two  persons  volunteered  their  services  as 
teachers;  Mr.  Joseph  F.  Winne  was  elected  superintendent; 
and  other  officers  were  chosen.  The  enterprise  was  now 
fully  organized  and  officered, —  only  lacking  the  important 
element  of  scholars  to  teach.  From  the  beginning  of  the 
movement,  it  was  walking  "  by  faith  and  not  by  sight." 
What  if  after  all  this  effort,  outlay  of  means,  and  organiz- 
ation, no  scholars  could  be  induced  to  attend  ?  The  most 
sanguine  could  scarcely  hope  for  more  scholars  at  first,  than 
the  number  of  teachers  and  officers  they  now  had.  It  was 
with  no  little  anxiety  on  the  part  of  the  originators  of  the 
movement,   that  the  opening  day  was  awaited.     Sabbath 


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afternoon,  September  16th,  1866,  the  house  was  dedicated 
with  appropriate  exercises ;  and  one  week  from  that  time, 
September  23d,  it  was  opened  for  school  purposes.  Nor  was 
the  faith  which  inspired  the  movement  hitherto  disappointed, 
so  far  as  visible  promise  of  success  was  concerned.  Two 
hundred  and  one  scholars  were  present  the  first  day;  and 
the  number  continued  to  increase  from  day  to  day,  until 
the  accommodations  of  the  house  proved  inadequate. 

November  27th,  1867,  it  was  resolved  by  the  teachers^  to 
endeavor  to  raise  funds  for  the  purpose  of  building  on  an 
addition  to  the  Chapel ;  which  was  successfully  accomplished 
during  the  following  winter.  This  addition  made  the  entire 
cost  of  the  property  about  §6000.  This  house  was  destroyed 
by  fire  in  the  early  morning  of  September  13th,  1869.  It 
was  immediately  rebuilt,  and  rededicated  December  5th,  of 
the  same  year.  Mr.  A.  P.  Stevens  was  elected  Superintend- 
ent, September  15th,  1869,  and  continues  to  fill  the  ofiice 
at  the  present  time.  The  school  has  always  been  largely 
attended,  and  is  now  in  successful  operation.  Though  the 
work  is  necessarily  one  of  a  difficult,  and  in  some  of  its  as- 
pects, discouraging  character,  yet  the  faithful  toilers  in  this 
field  have,  for  their  great  encouragement,  the  promise  of 
"  the  faithful  God,"  which  keepeth  covenant  and  mercy  to 
a  thousand  generations."  •'  As  the  rain  cometh  down,  and  the 
snow  from  heaven,  and  returneth  not  thither,  but  watereth 


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the  earth,  and  maketh  it  bring  forth  and  bud,  that  it  may 
give  seed  to  the  sower  and  bread  to  the  eater :  So  shall  my 
word  be  that  goeth  forth  out  of  my  mouth  :  it  shall  not  re- 
turn unto  me  void,  but  it  shall  accomplish  that  which  I 
please,  and  it  shall  prosper  in  the  thing  whereunto  I  send 
it."  "  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed,  and  in  the  evening 
withhold  not  thine  hand :  for  thou  knowest  not  whether 
shall  prosper,  either  this  or  that,  or  whether  they  both  shall 
be  alike  good." 


10 


BENEVOLENCE. 

i'OR  many  years,  tliere  does  not  seem  to  have  been 
much  attention  given  to  the  subject  of  benevolence. 
I  The  Board  of  Trustees  received  all  moneys  gathered 
in  the  church  into  their  treasury.  When  Presbytery  or 
General  Assembly  made  calls  for  contributions  for  various 
objects,  the  Board  voted  such  sums  as  they  deemed  "  to  be 
adequate  ;"  which  were  usually  very  small,  averaging  but  a 
few  pounds.  Of  course,  under  such  a  system,  there  was  no 
opportunity  for  the  growth  of  a  spirit  of  benevolence.  This 
plan  was  abandoned  somewhere  about  the  year  1800.  In 
1804,  a  charity  collection  for  the  poor  was  taken  in  the 
church,  after  a  special  sermon  on  the  subject  by  Mr.  Nott. 
The  sum  realized  on  that  occasion  was  $327,  and  was  re- 
marked "  as  the  most  liberal  collection  ever  taken  in  the 
city."^  This  amount  may  seem  small,  as  compared  with 
nearly  $3000  given  by  this  church  last  year  to  the  poor  in 
our  own  midst ;  but  when  we  remember  that  this  was  among 
the  earliest  efforts  of  the  congregation  in  the  way  of  charity 
contributions,  and  also  take  into  consideration  the  compara- 
tive ability  of  the  church  then  and  now,  we  need  not  think 

1  MmiseWs  An7ials. 


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strange  that  it  should  be  remarked  as  a  very  Uberal  contri- 
bution. 

Up  to  1830,  there  was  little  exercise  of  the  spirit  of  li- 
berality,—  the  collections  generally  running  under  $100. 
But  about  that  time,  there  is  a  very  marked  change,  and 
rapid  improvement  from  year  to  year,  which  has  continued 
to  the  present  time, —  the  aggregate  of  the  contributions 
during  the  past  year  being  the  largest  in  the  history  of  the 
church.  If,  therefore,  we  are  not  financially  stronger  than 
we  have  ever  been  ;  then,  what  is  better,  we  are  more  liberal. 
The  sum  total  of  moneys  gathered  in  the  congregation  for 
all  purposes  during  the  last  seven  years  is  something  over 
|105,000.  It  is  a  curious  fiict,  well  worth  noting,  that  in 
those  years  when  the  church  raised  the  largest  amounts  for 
necessary  expenses  at  home,  its  contributions  to  the  various 
causes  of  benevolence  abroad  have  also  been  largest, —  illus- 
trating the  important  truth,  that  the  more  a  people  give  the 
more  they  are  disposed  to  give. 


SPIRITUALITY. 

|1KE  all  churches,  this  one  has  had  its  seasons  of 
quickening,  and  times  of  coldness  and  formality; 
but  it  has  not  been  subject  to  those  regular  oscil- 
lations from  one  of  these  states  to  the  other,  that  character- 
ize the  life  of  churches  sometimes.  Its  growth  has  not  been 
spasmodic,  but  rather  gradual  and  healthy.  It  has  not  en- 
joyed many  great  revivals ;  but  it  has  continually  enjoyed 
a  good  degree  of  the  favor  of  the  church's  Great  Head.  Its 
roll  of  members  shows  that  in  all  the  years  of  its  existence, 
but  few  communion  seasons  have  passed  without  some  ac- 
cessions. From  the  character  of  the  people  who  have  always 
largely  composed  this  church,  meetings  of  a  highly  emotional 
nature  could  never  find  encouragement.  As  a  consequence, 
when  the  means  of  grace,  on  rare  occasions  amounting  only 
to  three  or  four  during  the  church's  existence,  have  been  in- 
creased, they  have  been  unmistakably  called  for  by  the 
quickened  state  of  the  church  at  the  time.  Meetings  "  to 
o-et  up  a  revival"  have  never  been  resorted  to.  The  labors 
of  "  Evangelists"  have  never  been  sought.  When  meetings 
have  been  multiplied,  as  in  1831,  1840,  and  1872,  they  have 
been  conducted  wholly  by  the  pastor ;  and  they  have  been 
characterized  by  such  an  entire  absence  of  every  external  de- 
monstration of  excitement,  that  sometimes  the  congregation 


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had  but  little  conception  of  the  extent  of  the  work  of  grace 
going  on  in  their  midst.  The  results  of  these  meetings  have 
been  the  very  best  possible.  The  fruits  of  each  one  of  these 
ingatherings  are  found  in  the  church  now,  and  constitute  a 
part  of  its  most  active  and  efficient  element.  From  the  or- 
ganization of  this  church  up  to  June  21st,  1843, —  the  time 
of  the  publication  of  the  last  catalogue, —  the  whole  number 
received  into  its  membership  is  set  down  at  1680,  From 
that  time  up  to  the  beginning  of  the  present  ministry,  405 
were  added.  During  the  present  pastorate,  the  accessions 
have  been  188, —  making  a  total  of  2273  souls. 

My  brethren,  this  is  a  goodly  number;  but  is  it  quite 
what  we  should  like  to  behold  as  the  result  of  the  work  of 
such  a  church  as  this  for  more  than  a  century  ?  Might  it 
not  have  been  reasonably  expected,  that  this  large  church, 
standing  in  the  midst  of  this  community,  for  so  long  a  time, 
with  its  powerful  influences,  would  have  drawn  into  it  a  larger 
number  than  it  has  ?  May  it  not  be,  that  its  historic  con- 
servatism has  tended  somewhat  to  repress  and  hinder  its 
aggressive  power  ?  I  like  conservatism.  It  is  prudent :  it  is 
cautious :  it  is  safe :  its  language  is  that  of  the  apostle, 
"  Prove  all  things,  hold  fast  that  which  is  good."  If  it  does 
not  build  so  rapidly ;  it  builds  more  securely.  If  it  does  not 
go  on  so  fast ;  it  goes  more  surely.  I  am  grateful  that  the 
Great  Head  of  the  church  has   assigned   me   to  labor  in   a 


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field,  where  the  "  progressive  spirit  of  the  age "  is  not  re- 
cognized as  of  any  special  authority, —  among  a  people, 
with  whose  views  concerning  some  of  the  church  measures 
of  the  day,  my  own  are  in  such  entire  accord.  In  this  re- 
gard, "  the  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places."  And 
yet,  my  brethren,  let  us  remember  we  may  mistake  here. 
There  is  such  a  thing  as  too  straight  a  conservatism,  one 
that  may  keep  us  too  much  shut  up  within  ourselves ;  and 
which  may  prevent  us,  as  a  people,  from  reaching  and  sav- 
ing as  many  as  we  might.  God  grant  that  this  church  may 
ever  stand  in  this  community  as  a  bulwark  of  the  old  doc- 
trines of  the  Gospel,  and  the  good  old  ways ;  but  at  the 
same  time,  God '  grant,  that  no  conservatism  of  old  ways, 
simply  because  they  are  old,  may  stand  in  the  way  of  its 
utmost  efficiency  for  the  salvation  of  souls.  It  is  jm  en- 
couraging fact  that  the  spiritual  power  of  this  church  is  on 
the  increase.  The  yearly  average  of  accessions  to  our  com- 
munion during  the  past  seven  years,  is  more  than  one-third 
larger  than  that  of  the  previous  seven,  and  almost  double 
the  average  for  fourteen  years  immediately  preceding. 
Only  let  us  bear  in  mind  that  the  Master  has  called  us 
each  to  work  in  his  vineyard, —  let  us  gird  ourselves  with  the 
grace  of  his  Gospel,  and  this  healthy  increase  of  efficiency 
may  be  multiplied  many  times. 

Let  us  remember  the  poor.     Let  us  not  forget,  that  one  of 
the  great   distinguishing   features  of  the   New  Testament 


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dispensation  is,  that  "  the  poor  have  the  Gospel  preached 
unto  them,"  It  should  be  the  great  ambition  of  every 
church,  to  fulfil  and  illustrate  this  Divine  ideal,  and  make 
the  propehcy  history.  Let  us,  therefore,  neglect  no  influence 
that  is  calculated  to  reach,  with  the  saving  grace  of  Christ, 
this  large  class,  to  whom  above  all  others,  the  church  is 
especially  commissioned  by  its  Lord  to  go. 

Brethren,  the  past  is  beyond  our  reach  :  its  history  is 
made  for  eternity  :  but  the  future  is  ours  to  improve,  or 
neglect.  Our  church  occupies  a  vantage  ground  for  useful- 
ness to-day  never  surpassed  in  its  existence.  Let  us  learn 
from  the  past,  let  us  take  courage  from  the  present,  let  us 
be  inspired  by  the  future,  and  address  ourselves  to  its 
duties  as  never  before.  Our  generation  will  soon  be  num- 
bered with  those  of  the  past.  Our  works  will  soon  be  studied 
by  posterity,  as  we  study  to-day  those  of  the  generations 
dead.  God  help  us  to  fill  well  our  brief  day,  that  it  may  be 
written  of  us — "They  were  a  chosen  generation,  a  royal 
priesthood,  *  *  *  a  peculiar  people ; "  showing  "  forth  the 
praises  of  him  "  who  called  them  "  out  of  darkness  into  his 
marvellous  light."  And  the  God  of  our  fathers,  "  the  faith- 
ful God,  which  keepeth  covenant  and  mercy,  with  them 
that  love  him  and  keep  his  commandments,  to  a  thousand 
generations,"  own  and  prosper  the  works  of  our  hands  ;  and 
to  his  own  Great  Name  be  praise,  evermore.     Amen. 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  CHURCH  FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION. 


Kev,  Willium  Haiiiia, 
Rev.  Andrew  Bay, 
Rev.  Jolm  IMcDonald, 
Rev.  David  S.  I3ogart, 
Rev.  Eliphalet  Nott, 
Rev.  Jolm  ]>.  Roiueyn, 
Rev.  William  Neill, 
Rev.  Arthur  J.  Stanshiuy, 
Rev.  Henry  R.  Weed, 
Rev.  Jolm  N.  Campbell, 
Rev.  James  M.  Ludlow, 
Rev.  J.  McClusky  Blayney, 


PASTOllS. 

Stated  Supply,  IKiS-llGB. 
"  lYGS-lYVS. 

Pastor,  Nov.  8,  1775-Sept.,  1705. 
Stated  Supply,  Fel).  IT,  1797-Dec., 
Rastor,  Oct.  -A,  1798-Sept.,  1804. 

"     Dec.  5,  1804-Nov.,  1808. 

"     Sept.  14,  1809-Aug.  20,  181G. 

"     Sept.  80,  1 8 1  7-Fel).,  1821. 

"     May  7,  1822-Nov.,  1820. 

"     Sept.  11,  1831-March  27,  18G4 

"     Jan.  19,  1865-Nov.  27,  1868. 
Oct.  24,  1869- 


1797. 


ELDERS. 
When  ordained.  Office  vacated. 

Probably  at  Organization  of  tlu;  church  about  1762  or  63. 


Robert  Henry. 
Matthew  Watson. 

Jan.  1,  178(). 
Daniel  Mclntyi'e. 
Peter  Sim. 
John  Boyd. 

April  1st,  1787. 
Joseph  Newlands. 
John  Folsom. 

March  21,  1790. 
Donald  McLeod. 


Name  ai))>ears  last  Jan.  7,   1786.  Died. 
Ceased  acting.      Not  re-elected  Jan.  1,  1786. 

Removed  from  city  A})ril  17,  1789. 
Name  appears  last  Sept.  17,   1796. 
Name  appears  last  Oct.  4,  1793. 

Name  appears  last  Sept.  2  7,  1792. 
Removed  from  city,  Feb.  12,  1797. 


Resigned  Dec.  2,  1800. 


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82 


August  29,  1790. 
Abraham  Eights. 
Hunloke  Woodruff. 

A.  D.,  1'794. 
James  Boyd. 
Isaac  Ilutton. 

April  28,  1805. 
Elias  Willard. 
Gilbert  Stewai-t. 

John  Boardman. 

Dec.  27,  1812. 
Anannias  Piatt. 
Nehemiah  B.  Basset. 

Jan.  31,  1819. 
John  Woodvv^ortli. 
Theo.  V'W.  Graliani. 
Timothy  P'asset. 

Sept.  3,  1820. 
Peter  McHench. 
Peter  Boyd. 

June  22,  1823. 
Green  Hall. 
Stephen  l^ider. 


Name  appears  last  Oct.  12,  1819.     Died. 
Died  July  4,  1811. 

Died  August  IG,  1832,  age  90, 
Ceased  to  act,  May,  1819. 

Died  March  20,  1827,  age  72. 

Dismissed  to  church  in  Aurora,  N.  Y.,  Dec. 

5,  1820. 
Dismissed  to  2d  Pres.    Ch.   at  organization, 

Dec.  14,  1815. 

Died  April  10,  1842,  age  80. 
Removed  to  Schenectady,  May  2,  1820. 

Resigned  September  22,  1841. 

Died  July  5,  1822. 

Dismissed  to  4th  Pres.  Ch.,  June  1,  1830. 

Died  Oct.  25,  1822. 

Died  July  3,  184G,  age  71. 


Died  September  8,   1863. 

Ceased  acting,  September  9,  1863. 

Between  July  1,  Sept.  2,  1823. 
Josiah  Sherman.  Died  July  17,  1832,  age  63. 

Oct.  7,  1831. 
Israel  Williams. 

Sept.  22,  1837. 
Amos  Fasset. 
Elias  Warner. 

Dec.  23,  1842. 
Elihu  Russell. 
Daniel  Fry. 


Died  April  26,  1840. 

Died  Feb.  21,  1858,  age  75. 

Dismissed  to  2d  Pres.  Ch.,  April  5,  1843. 

Died  June  24,  1862,  age  78. 
Died  Aug.  28,  1850. 


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Joined  the  Quakers,  Dec.  V,  1853. 
Died  April  IV,  1853. 

Acting  now. 

Died,  March  24,  1869. 

Acting  now. 
Acting  now. 
Acting  now. 


Frederick  S,  Pease. 
Thomas  McMiiUen. 
June  24,  1853. 
James  P.  Boyd. 
Wm.  G.  Brown. 

Dec.  23,  1863. 
Thos.  P.  Crook. 
Peter  C.  Don. 
Chas.  B.  Nichols. 

April  26,  1868. 
Robert  K.  Cunningham,  Dismissed,  May  31,  1869,  toRef.  Ch.  Mohawk, 

N.  Y. 
Acting  now. 
Dismissed,    Oct.  26,    1874,  to  1st  Pres.   Ch., 

Poughkeepsie. 
Acting  now. 


Stewart  McKissick. 
LeRoy  C.  Cooley. 

Clarence  T.  Jenkins. 


DEACONS. 


Ordained. 

Jan.  1,  1786. 
James  Boyd. 
John  Folsom. 

1794  A.D. 
Peter  McHench. 
James  Chestney, 

April  28,  1805. 
James  Hodge. 
Andrew  Hoffman. 

Dec.  27,  1812. 
Chester  Bulkley. 

Sept.  3,  1820. 
Green  Hall. 
Stephen  J.  Rider. 


Service  Ceased. 


Elected  elder  1794. 
Elected  elder  1787. 

Elected  elder  Sept.  3,  1820. 
Resigned  Nov.  4,  1800. 

Resigned  March  7,  1814. 
Died  April  3,  1806. 

Dissmissed  Dec.  14th,   1815  to  become  elder 
in  the  2d  Presbyterian  church,  city. 

Elected  elder  June  22,  1823. 
Elected  elder  June  22,  1823. 


84 


June  22,  1828. 
Abraham  Covert. 

Marcli  2:5,  1S32. 
Walter  R.  ^forris. 

Sept.  25,  is;]r,. 
Amos  Fasset. 

Sept.  22,  1S;{V. 
Kliliu  Ilnssell. 
William  (i.  IJrowii. 

June  24,  ls.5.i. 
Charles  Gay. 

Dec.  28,  ]S03. 
Howard  lioyd. 
William  Wendell. 


Dismissed  to  4th  Pres.  eh.,  eity,  June  1,  1S30. 

Name  .•ij»]»ears  last  Jan.  2],  188"). 

P]lected  elder  Sept.  22,  1887. 

Elected  elder  Dec.  28,   1  S42. 
Elected  elder  June  2  4,  lSo8. 

Died  April  i,  1858. 

Acting  noM . 
Acting  now. 


Name. 
T^oltert  IFenry, 
Mathew  Watson, 
Theodorus  VAV.  (indiani, 
Daniel  JNIcTntyre, 
James  Boyd, 
John  Robeson, 
John  W.  Wendell, 
Robert  ISIcClelland, 
Hunloke  Woodruff, 
James  Bloodgood, 
James  Caldwell, 
Aliraham  Eights, 
Richard  Sill, 
Alexander  Chestnut, 
Charles  R.  Webster, 
Enock  Leonard, 
John  V.  Ileiny, 


TRUSTEES. 

Period  of  Service. 
1785-170]. 
1 785-1791. 

]7S5-n7,  180U-8,  IS  10- 12,  IS!  7-20. 
17S5-1787. 
1785-1787. 

1785-1787,  1 700-1  7!)2. 
1785-1789,  1791-1800. 
1785-1789,  1802-1808. 
1785-1807. 
1 787-1 79G. 

1787-1700,  1705-1 70S. 
1787-1700. 

1780-1  700. 
1789-1705. 

1790-1796,  1828-1824. 
1791-1804. 
1792-1807,  1815-1821. 


85 

ATilliam  McClelland,  Iim-\19^,  1803-1818. 

Elisha  Kane,  1796-1801. 

Francis  Bloorlgood,  1797-180.3. 

George  Pearson,  1797-1801. 

James  Barkley,  1799-1802. 

John  Grant,  1799-1801. 

Peter  Sharp,  1801-1805. 

John  Cuyler,  1801-1802. 

Gilbert  Stewart,  1802-1820. 

William  P.  Beers,  1803-1810. 

William  Caldwell,  1803-1806. 

James  Kane,  1803-1806. 

Andrew  Brown,  1804-1807. 

Isaac  Hntton,  1805-1817. 

Thomas  Mather,     '  1806-1807. 

Gecn-ge  Webster,  1806-1809,  1812-1823. 

Eleazer  V.  Backus,  1807-1813. 

John  Boardman,  1807-1816. 

Hugh  Boyd,  1807-1810. 

Robert  R.  Henry,  1807-1815. 

John  Wooodworth,  1809-1821. 

Charles  S.  Pratt,  1810-1816. 

William  Boyd,  1811-1840. 

Peter  Boyd,  1813-1846. 

Isaiah  Townsend,  1816-1838. 

John  Marvin,  1816-1822. 

William  James,  1820-1833. 

Elisha  Dorr,  1820-1832. 

Isaac  Hamilton,  1821-1824. 

William  McIIarg,  1821-1835. 

Willard  Walker,  1 822-1 841 . 

William  Fowler,  1824-1845. 

James  Kinar,  1824-1841. 


^&5 


Rufus  H.  King,  1832-1848. 

Robert  Gilchrist,  1835-1836. 


86 


James  McNaughton, 

1835-1845. 

Levi  Philips, 

1836-1855. 

Andrew  E.  Brown, 

1838-1875. 

Joliii  Gibson, 

1840-1847. 

Alden  March, 

1841-1869. 

Benjamin  Tibbitts, 

1841-1845. 

William  White, 

1 845-1  8G3,  1869- 

-present. 

Isaiah  Townsend, 

1845-1847. 

Wm.  Mitchell, 

1845-1868. 

Daniel  Fry, 

1846-1850. 

Robert  Boyd, 

1847-1848. 

John  D.  HeAvson, 

1847-1851. 

A.  M.  Strong, 

1848-1866. 

Wm.  C.  Durant, 

1848-1850. 

H.  H.  Martin, 

1 85  0-p  resent. 

Thos.  McMullen, 

1850-1853. 

Hooper  C.  Van  Vorst, 

1851-1853. 

Jaraes  P.  Boyd, 

1853-present. 

Franklin  Townsend, 

1853-1862. 

Thos.  P.  Crook, 

1855-present. 

Borden  H.  Mills, 

1863-1872. 

B.  P.  Learned, 

1863-1866. 

William  Wendell, 

1866-present. 

Rnfus  H.  King, 

1866-present. 

P.  M.  Carmichael, 

1868-present. 

Wm.  H.  Hamilton, 

1872-present. 

Matthew  Hale, 

1875-present. 

SABBATH 

Names. 
Elias  Warner, 
Green  Hall, 
Charles  Little, 
Israel  Williams, 
Thos.  McMullen, 
Daniel  Fry, 
D,  G.  Eaton, 
A.  E.  Williams, 
Wm.  G.  Brown, 
C.  Gay, 

Wm.  G,  Brown, 
8.  B.  Woolworth, 
C.  B.  Nichols, 
J.  H.  Pratt, 
Clarence  T.  Jenkins, 
Erastus  M.  Briggs, 
Wm.  H.  Hamilton, 
Erastus  INI.  Briofffs, 


SCHOOL  SUPERINTENDENTS. 

CiiuEcii  School. 

Period  of  Service. 
Not  known. 
Not  known. 
Not  known. 

Service  ceased,  Dec.  9,  1840. 
Dec.  9,  1840-Nov.  27,  1844. 
Nov.  27,  1844-Dec.  12,  1849. 
Dec.  12,   1849-July  28,  1851. 
Aug.  4,  1851-Dec.  1,  1852. 
Dec.  1,  1852-Nov.  30,  1853. 
Nov.  30,  1853-Nov.  15,  1854. 
Nov.  15,  1854-Dec.  8,  1858. 
Dec.  8,  1858-Dec.  28,  1859. 
Dec.  28,  1859-Nov.  16,  1865. 
Nov.  16,  1805-Nov.,  10,  1867. 
Nov.  16,  1867-Nov.  16,  1870. 
Nov.  16,  1870-Nov.  16,  1873. 
Nov.  16,  lS73-Nov.  16,  1875. 
Nov.  16,  1875-present. 


Joseph  F.  Winne, 
A.  P.  Stevens, 


Mission  S<;hool. 
Sept.  10,  1866-Sept.  15,  1869. 
Sept.  15,  1869-present. 


CATALOGUE  OF  MEMBERS. 

Admitted  to  the  Church  from  the  year  1 785.  Previously  to  that  year, 
there  are  no  Records  of  Session  nor  List  of  Members  admitted. 

Abreviations  are  w.  wife  ;  dau.  daughter  ;  s.  son  ;  *admitted  on 
certificate. 

The  first  communion  after  reorganization  of  the  church  was  on  the 
lotli  of  April,  1787.     Since  then  admissions  liavebeon  as  follows  : 


April  15. 
116  members  were  admitted. 


1787. 


Sept.  16. 
?,Ci  members  were  admitted. 


April  15. 
44  members  were  admitted. 


1788. 


Sept.  17. 
12  members  were  admitted. 


April  13. 
15  members  were  admitted. 


1789. 

Sept.  8. 
15  members  were  admitted. 


April  13. 
10  members  were  admitted. 


1790. 


Sept.  14. 
20  members  were  admitted. 


April  13. 
10  members  were  admitted. 


1791. 


8ej)t.  13. 
12  members  were  admitted. 


April  10. 
16  members  were  admitted. 


1792. 


Sept.  — 
11  members  were  admitted. 


Sept.  — 
10  members  were  admitted. 


1793. 

327  Whole  number  to  this  date. 


Sept.  18. 
Mrs.  Grizel  McIIarc:, 


89 

1795. 

Mrs.  Sberman. 


IVOO. 


April  16. 
Mrs.  McLaren,  wife  of  Finlay, 
Mrs.  Treat,  widow, 
Joim  Grant, 

Mary  Grant,  wife  of  John, 
Mrs.  Kane, 


April. 


Mrs.  Campbell, 

Diua,  a  colored  woman. 

Sept.  17. 
Finlav  McLaren. 


17t)7. 


Nov.  17. 


Administration  of  the  Sacrament  post-  Duncan  Menzie, 
poned  for  want  of  a  minister  to  offi-  Donald  Menzie. 
ciate. 

Do.  do.  in  Sept.,  but  administered. 


April  4. 
Alexander  Watson, 
John  Menzie, 

Janet  Menzie,  wife  of  John, 
Mrs.  Trimblcss, 
Miss  Younff. 


1798. 

Sep)t.  13. 
Mrs.  Jemima  Hatfield, 
James  Mason, 

Janet  Mason,  wife  of  James, 
Margaret  Hutton,  wife  of  Isaac, 
John  Robison. 


1799. 


April  12. 
Margaret  Dean,  wife  of  Stewart, 
Elisha  Kane, 
Samuel  Woodruff, 
Paul  Todd, 

Mrs.  Earle,  wife  of  John, 
Jane  McCready, 
Catharine  McCreadj^ 
Elizabeth  McKenny,  wife  of  Joseph, 
Nehemiah  B.  Bassett, 
Mrs.  Bassett,  wife  of  Nehemiah  B., 
Mrs.  Shaw,  wife  of  Ezra, 


John  Oliver, 

Mrs.  Wells,  wife  of  Melancthon, 
Benjamin  Latliniore, 
William  Forman, 

Judson, 

Mrs.  Judson, 

Wm.  Bell, 

Janet  Bell,  wife  of  William, 

Mrs.  Russell,  wife  of  Joseph. 

Sept.  13. 
Mrs.  Hodge,  wife  of  James, 
12 


90 


Marp^aret  Chesney, 

Mrs.  Montgomery,  widow, 

Mr.  Osborn, 

Mrs.  Osborn, 

Mrs.  Williams, 


Mrs.  Todd,  wnfe  of  Paul, 
Robert  Scott, 

Mrs.  Scott,  wife  of  Robert, 
Elizabeth  Mack,  widow, 
William  Wood. 


1  son. 


Ajml  18. 
Catharine  McKown.wife  of  William, 
Mrs.  Woodbridge,  wife  of  William, 
Mrs.  Forman,  Avife  of  William, 
Andrew  Anderson, 
David  Gibson, 
Samuel  Haven. 


Mary  Brown,  wife  of  William, 
Mrs.  Van  Deusen,  wife  of  Jacob, 
Mrs.  Hay,  wife  of  Udncy, 
Sally  Nott,  wife  of  Rev.  E., 
Mrs.  Radclitr, 
Nathan  Cogswell, 
Samuel  Davis. 


Sept.  19. 


John  Guest,  jr.. 


1801. 


April  17. 

Mrs.  Guest,  wife  of  John, 
Gilbert  Stewart, 
Gilbert  Mclntosli, 
Jenne,  a  woman  of  color, 
Abijah  Hunt, 

Mrs.  Roberts,  wife  of  Jesse, 
Nancy  Printier. 


Se2:>t. 
Anannias  Piatt, 
Margaret  McDonald, 

Reddington, 

Mrs.  Reddington, 

Loomis, 

Mrs.  Loomis, 
Nancy  Finch. 


18. 


1  802. 


A2ml  16. 

Lydia  Piatt,  wife  of  Anannias, 
Milecent  Stewart,  wife  of  Gilbert, 
Patty  Hoffman,  wife  of  Andrew, 
Elias  Willard, 
Isaac  Lucas, 
Racliel  McCrady, 
Catharine  Ward. 


Se2)t.  17. 
Stewart  Dean, 
Mordecai  Lester, 

Mary  Trimbless,  wife  of  Eliphalet, 
Mary  McCullock, 
Nancy  McCage. 


91 


April  15. 
Ann  Williams,  wife  of  David, 
Nancy  Young, 
Catharine  Tillman, 
M.  Wilson, 
Eleanor  Oakie, 
Margaret  Latimore, 
Hulda  Carlisle, 
Naomi  Brigden, 
Lucinda  Skinner, 
Thomas  Latimore, 
Chester  Bulklcy, 
James  Mcintosh, 
A.nthony  McMurdy, 
Hannah  Randell, 


1803 

David  Williams. 

Sept.  16. 
Jane  Brown,  wife  of  Andrew, 
James  Brown, 

Elizabeth  Brown,  wife  of  James, 
John  L.  Winnie, 
Rachel  Winnie,  wife  of  John  L., 
Catharine  Willard,  wife  of  Elias, 
Elizabeth  Groosbeck,  wife  of  David, 
Jane  Bloom, 
Smith  Weed, 

Mary  Weed,  wife  of  Smitii. 
Mary  Haight. 


1S04. 


April  13. 
Elizabeth  Tillitson,  Avife  of  Thomas, 
Olive  Mahew,  wife  of  Thomas, 
Andrew  Hoffman, 
Mrs.  Pomeroy,  wife  of  Thaddens, 
Jane  Lyon,  wife  of  Henry, 
William  Campbell, 
Elizabeth  Campbell,  wife  of  William, 
Rebecca  Randell, 
Mary  Wallace, 
Ebenezer  Pemberton, 
Sarah  Pemberton,  wife  of  Ebenezer, 
Harriet  Backus,  wife  of  Eleazer  F., 


Robert  O.  K.  Bennett, 
James  McCrea. 

Sept.  14. 
Hannah  Hawkins,  wife  of  Abel  D., 
David  Milholland, 
Susan  Milholland,  wife  of  David, 
William  Eraser, 
]\Iary  Lester,  wife  of  Modecai, 
Eleazer  F.  Backus, 
Sarah  Merchant,  wife  of  Elihu, 
Sarah  Lucas,  wife  of  Isaac, 
Susan  Gallespie. 


1805. 


April  19. 
Elizabeth  Bloodgood,  wife  of  Fr., 
Henry  Lyon, 
David  Smith, 
Timothy  Bussing, 
James  D.  Simons, 
Mary  Cuyler,  wife  of  John, 


Mrs.  Goodrich, 

Azcnath  Murray,  wife  of  Alexander, 

Kitty  McMurdy,  dan.  of  Anthony, 

Samuel  Whiting, 

Billy  Buckley, 

Mary  Buclvlcy,  wife  of  Billy, 

James  Gibson, 


92 


Mary  Gibson,  wife  of  James, 
Mary  Haiglit,  wife  of  James, 
Harriet  Romeyu,  wife  of  Rev.  J.  B., 
Nabby  Whiting,  wife  of  William  B. 

July  19. 
Samuel  Hillman, 
Ann  Ilillman,  wife  of  Samuel, 
Sail}'  Lucas,  wife  of  Lucas, 
Ann  Simons,  wife  of  James  D., 
Ann  Cobbin, 
Ann  Burnet, 
Ann  Nixon, 


Eunice  Hall, 

Laura  Spencer,  wife  of  Ambrose. 

Oct.  18. 
George  Merrell, 
John  Dunn, 

Elizabeth  Merchant,  wife  of  George, 
Sarah  Jenkins,  wife  of  Elislia, 
Mary  Burke, 

Dina  Hagener,  woman  of  color, 
Dina  Harmon,  Avoman  of  color, 
Martha  Johnson, 
Catharine  James,  wife  of  William. 


:i80(i. 


Jan.  17. 
Elizabeth  Bloodgood,  wife  of  Abm., 
Elizabeth  Parlcer, 
Thomas  McMahon, 
Dina,  wife  of  Benjamin   Lattitnore, 

woman  of  color, 
Jude  Wright,  wife  of  George,  do 
Esther  Burris,  widow, 
Eliphalet  Gillctt, 

Helena  A.  Gillctt,  wife  of  Eliphalet, 
Mrs.  Isabella  Bell, 
Jesse  Joy. 

April  18. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Smith, 
Elizabeth  Ackerman,  wife  of  Gid., 


Miss  Mary  Williams, 

Mrs.  Wells, 

Hector,  a  man  of  color. 

July  18. 
Sarah  Lonnington,  wife  of  Thomas, 
Jeanette  Hatfield,  wife  of  Edward, 
]\Iargaret  Baxter, 
Mrs.  Baker,  wife  of  John, 
Robert  Grant. 

Oct.  17. 
Betsey  Jackson,  woman  of  color, 
Jesse  Randel, 
Horace  Bnlkley, 
Abigail  Easton,  wife  of  William, 


1S07. 


Jan.  10. 
Hannah  B.  Wliiting,  wife  of  Samuel, 
Edmund  Hatfield, 
Catharine  Gra}^  wife  of  John, 
Joanna  Baxter, 
Catharine  Hallenbeck, 
Peggy  Thompson,  a  woman  of  color,         Rebecca  Eights, 


John  Gibson, 

Elizabeth  Gibson,  wife  of  John. 

April  14. 
Flora  Coventry,  a  woman  of  color, 
Christopher  Beekman,  jr., 


93 


Abraham  Randel, 
John  Gray. 

July  12. 
Elizabeth  Backus,  wife  of  Eleaz.  F., 
Sarah  Brown, 
Nathan  Hand, 
Louis  Hand,  wife  of  Nathan, 


John  McKiuley, 
Nancy  Penniman, 
Affy  B.  Joluison, 
Mrs.  Mary  Wilson. 

Oct. 
No  names  recorded. 


1808. 


Jan.  11. 
Elizabeth  Thomi)son,  wife  of  Tlios. 
Jolin  Kandel,  jr. 

April  11. 
Sarali  M.  Rose,  wife  of  S.  Visscher, 
William  I.  Guest, 
Julia  Ann  Guest,  Avife  of  William, 
Mary  Lagrange,  wife  of  James, 
Caleb  Abbott, 

Hannah  Abbott,  wife  of  (.'aleb, 
Margaret  Ramsay, 
Rebecca  Wari'en, 
Deborah  Lathrop, 
Hannah  JVIudge, 
William  Battle, 
Martha  Battle,  wife  of  William. 


Triphenia  Abbott, 

Zabiac  Seymour,  wife  of  Truman, 

Sally  Shumway,  wife  of  Nehemiah, 

Rebecca  Warren, 

Harmony  Farman, 

Catharine  B.  Thompson, 

Hannah  Mudge,  wife  of  Silas. 

Oct.  12. 
Rachel  Webster,  wife  of  George, 
Jol)n  Gordon, 
Jane  Gordon  (now  Humi)lirey),  wife  of 

John. 
Richard  Duncan, 
Abigail  Baker, 
Joanna  Baker, 
William  Baltell, 
Martha  BattcU,  wife  of  William. 


July  15. 


Jane  Steele, 


1809. 


Jan.  27. 
Hannah  Price,  a  woman  of  color. 

AtKj.  20. 
David  Jenkins, 
Nehemiah  Shumway, 
Timothy  Fasset, 


Lucy  Fassett,  wife  of  TimoHij^, 
Elizabeth  Root,  wife  of  Lyman, 
Nanc3^  Ainsley,  wife  of  William, 
Mercy  Hodge,  wife  t)f  James, 
Isaac  Teller, 

Lncinda  Teller,  wife  of  Isaac, 
Nancy  TiflFany. 


94 


Jan.  19. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Mott, 
Ester  Stow,  -widow, 
Deborah  Lathrop, 
Miss  Ilannali  Museiir. 

May  4. 
Amos  Fassett, 

Hannah  Fassett,  wife  of  Amos, 
Stephen  Wells, 
Lois  Wells,  wife  of  Stephen. 

Avg.  17. 
Robert  Boyd, 

Mary  Boyd,  wife  of  Robert, 
Ann  Goodrich, 
Temperance  Steele, 


March  13. 
Sarah  Van  BcMithuj^sen, 
Maria  Dederick, 
Pheby  Pngsley, 
Mary  Hasuilber, 
Solomon  Smith, 

Semantha  Smith,  wife  of  Solomon, 
Frances  Neill,  wife  of  Rev.  Wm. 

July  J). 
Catharine  Jermain,  wife  of  Syl.  P. , 


March  13. 
Nancy  Brown,  wife  of  Allen,     - 
Judith  Russell,  wife  of  William, 
Hannah  Moore,  wife  of  James, 
Philip  Ford, 
Noah  Smith, 
A'^nes  Treat,  wife  of  Doct., 


1810. 

Sophia  McHarg,  wife  of  William, 

Zinas  Gary, 

George  Lundon, 

Nathan  Chittenden, 

Lois  Chittenden,  wife  of  Nathan, 

Mary  Clark, 

Abby  Steele, 

Mable  Abby. 

Nov.  16. 
Thomas  Mahew, 
Samuel  Sherwood, 
Cynthia  Webster,  wife  of  Charles  R. 
Elizabeth  Potts,  wife  of  Jesse, 
Seth  Jenna, 
Betty  Jenna,  wife  of  Seth. 


1811. 

Mary  Underwood, 
Josephus  Stewart, 
John  Wood  worth. 
Nathaniel  Cogswell, 
Elizabeth  Carman, 
Abigail  Collins. 

mn\  15. 
Sarah  Piatt,  wife  of  Charles  Z., 
Elizabeth  Galusha,  wife  of  Zackeus, 
George  Lockwood. 

1812. 

Maria  Tallmage,  wife  of  Henry, 
Harriet  Bisshop, 
Tilly  Allen.    -^ 

Jxtly  17. 
Rachel  Ackerman,  wife  of  Abraham, 
Aaron  Hand, 


95 


Cynthia  McFarlan, 
Green  Hall, 
Joseph  D.  Kittridge, 
Lucy  Thayer,  wife  of  Amos, 
Sally  Hand,  wife  of  Eli. 


Nov.  13. 
Catharine  Davis,  wife  of  Nathaniel, 
Mary  Merrifield,  wife  of  William, 
Henry  Morgan. 


1813. 


Marcli  19. 
Margaret  Duncan,  wife  of  Richard, 
Andrew  Lightbody, 
Peter  Boyd, 

Margaret  Boyd,  wife  of  Peter, 
Isabella  McMurdy, 
Tamer  Hand,  wife  of  Aaron, 
Volkert  Vedder, 
Delila  Vedder,  wife  of  Volkert, 
William  Annesley, 
Mary  Hewson,  widow  of  Burgher, 
Jane  Ackerman, 
William  McHarg, 
Eliphalet  llawley, 
Reuben  Fuller, 
Betsey  Russell,  wife  of  Joseph. 


March  18. 
Elizabeth  Huttou,  wife  of  George, 
Elizabeth  McMurdey, 
Jane  Maria  Sherman, 
Priscilla  Price, 
Jane  McMurdey, 
Beda  Melvin  Batcheldor, 
Martha  Russell,  wife  of  .John, 
Samuel  Pliipps, 
Ruth  Phipps,  wife  of  Samuel, 
Asa  Fassett. 

July  15. 
Mary  Mascraft,  wife  of  William, 


July  13. 
Abraham  B.  Pugsley, 
Julius  Bartlitt, 
Eliza  Bartlitt,  wife  of  Julius, 
Betsey  Bartlitt,  daughter  of  do, 
Sarah  Rice. 

Nov.  1. 
Mary  Allen,  wife  of  Tilly, 
Sophia  Fort,  widow, 
Hannah  Boyd,  wife  of  William, 
Ann  Henry,  widow  of  William, 
Jeremiah  Piatt, 
Sarah  W.  Smith. 


1814. 

Lucy  Herring,  wife  of  Thomas, 
Clarissa  Gibson,  wife  of  James  N., 
Mary  Fisher,  wife  of  John, 
Abigail  Boardman,  wife  of  John, 
Mary  Hinkley,  wife  of  Gershum, 
Benjamin  Fassett, 
Pamela  Batcheldor, 
Elizabeth  Price, 
Charles  Webster, 
-Lydia  Watson,  widow, 
Mary  Price,  widow, 
Roger  Sheldon, 
Mary  Sheldon,  wife  of  Roger, 
John  Coe. 


96 


Nov.  18. 
Theodorns  Van  Wyck  Graliara, 
Magdalemx  Graham,  wife  of  do, 
Charlotte  Killian,  wife  of  EUphalet, 


Eleanor  Anniver, 

Nancy  Henry, 

Nancy  Bridt^e,  wife  of  Nathan, 

Abraham  Watcrhouse. 


March  15. 
Lydia  McCammon,  wife  of  Enoch, 
Rachel  Stewart, 
Abraham  Covert, 
Nancy  Gordon, 
Jacob  Pouier, 
Eunice  Burbank, 
Uriah  Marvin, 

Ann  Wood,  wife  of  William, 
Hannah  Bulkley,  wife  of  Chester, 
Catharine  Bonner, 
Sally  Waters,  wife  of  Solomon, 
Reubal  Clark,  wife  of  William, 
Sarah  Baker, 
Lucy  James,  wife  of  Daniel. 

July  14. 
Jaunett  Duncan,  wife  of  Thomas, 
Ann  Wood, 
Elsie  L.  Oake, 
Harriet  B.  Mahew, 
Elizabeth  Pierson, 
Elizabeth  Wendell, 
]\Iary  Warner, 
Sylvester  Scovel, 
William  L.  Cande, 
Lydia  Pritchard,  wife  of  William, 
Almira  Rice, 
Walter  Badger, 

March  15. 
Mary  Griffiths,  wife  of  Johi), 
Jedadiah  Burchard, 
Sheldon  Mallery, 


1815. 

Hettee  W.  Warner,  wife  of  EUas, 

Joanna  P.  Musier, 

Luke  Lyons, 

Jonah  Scovel, 

Sally  Scovel,  wife  of  Jonah, 

IMary  Mead, 

Jonas  Piatt, 

Helen  Piatt,  wife  of  Jonas.. 


Oct.  S. 


John  E.  Miller. 


Nov.  17. 
Abigail  Malaroy,  wife  of  Sheldon, 
Rufus  Putnam, 
William  H.  Bryan, 
John  Gibson, 
Hezekiah  Scovel, 
Marcia  L.  Ames, 
Luciuda  Packard,  wife  of  Isaac, 
Martha  Riley,  wife  of  Asher, 
Lucy  Fassctt,  wife  of  Benjamin, 
Stephen  Van  Schaick, 
Abigail  Sanford, 
Erastus  Hills, 
Joseph  O.  Acklcy, 
E.  Haddam, 
Dina  Till,  a  woman  of  color. 


1816. 


Matthew  B.  glokem, 

Mary  Slokem,  wife  of  Matthew  B., 

William  Sever, 

Naomy  Sever,  wife  of  William, 


97 


Sarah  McAiiley, 

Elisba  Dorr, 

Abraham  C.  Shelden, 

Solomon  Scofield, 

Ehzabeth  Parkinson, 

Susan  Lyon, 

Martha  Luther,  wife  of  Robert, 

Azel  Danford, 

Elizabeth  Howel, 

Mary  Bartholomy,  wife  of  Andrew, 

Sarah  Wendell,  widow  of  Pbilip, 

Daniel  Hewston, 

Elizabeth  Rider,  wife  of  Stephen  J., 

Harriet  Moore,  wife  of  James, 

Nancy  Vronian,  a  woman  of  coloi', 

Stephen  Covert, 

Matthew  Cutton, 

Margaret  Barker, 

Jane  Barker, 

Nancy  Fobes,  wife  of  Philander, 

Ai'atbusa  Hodgins, 

Alanson  Jermaiu. 

July  19. 
Mary  Shelden,  wife  of  Alanson, 
Stephen  J.  Rider, 
Elizabeth  Mayell, 
Alanson  Shelden, 
John  Tiplady, 
Mary  Morison, 
Joseph  Ashley, 


Harvey  Raymond, 

Susan  Ford  Phillips, 

Sarah  Mochell, 

Eliza  Fuller, 

Leonard  Burgiss, 

Henry  Mochell, 

Adaliue  Mochell,  wife  of  Henry, 

Mary  Sophia  Day, 

Louisa  Wilson, 

Abigail  L.  Rancky, 

Sophia  Jones,  wife  of  Marshall, 

Mehitable  Hall,  wife  of  Abijah, 

Margaret  McHarg, 

Thomas  Barker, 

Ann  Barker,  wife  ot  Thomas, 

Elizabeth  Dorr,  wife  of  Elisha, 

Lucia  M.  Mervin,  wife  of  John, 

Dolly  Holmes,  wife  of  Samuel, 

Elizabeth  Scott, 

Thomas  Duncan, 

Margaret  Fowler,  wife  of  William, 

Elizabeth  Ackerman, 

Joseph  Foster, 

Mary  Knapp. 

Nov.  16. 
Elizabeth  Lockwood,  wife  of  Jared, 
Sarah  Doris  Covert,  wife  of  Stephen, 
Ann  Van  Schaick,  wife  of  Stephen, 
Eliza  Aspenwall,  wife  of  Lewis, 
Joseph  Torrey. 


1817. 


July  4. 
Mary  Randel,  daughter  of  John, 
Hannah  McCoy,  widow, 
Frances  Conner,  widow, 
Sarah  Boyd  Dorus, 
Ann  Brock,  widow, 
Lucretia  (Jackson),  woman  of  color, 
Sarah  Stone, 


Mary  Hammond, 
Margaret  Allen, 
Grizzel  Rutherford, 
Susanna  Slansbury. 

Oct.  33. 
Lois  Easton,  daughter  of  James, 
Helen  Caldwell,  daughter  of  James, 
13 


98 


Ann  J.  Willard,  daughter  of  Elias,  Peleg  Cornell, 

Catharine  Randel,  daughter  of  John,  Josiah  Sherman. 

James  V.  Henry, 


Jan.  9. 
Rutli  Bloodgood,  wife  of  Lynot, 
Natlian  Hinkley, 
Olive  Hinkley,  wife  of  Nathan, 
William  Fowler, 
Robert  Boyle, 

Hannaii  Slierman,  wife  of  Josiah, 
Mary  Bigelow,  wife  of  Erastus, 
Elizabeth  Chesebrongli,  wife  of  B., 
Robert  Patterson, 
Mary  Burgess. 

June  2(5. 
Ruth  Pliipps,  daughter  of  John, 
Jacob  L.  Winne, 

Julia  Ann  Winne,  wife  of  Jacob  L. 
Sarah  Fuller,  wife  of  Reuben, 
Hannah  Towusend,  Avife  of  Isaiah, 
Elizabeth  Wait,  wife  of  Levi, 
John  Hazard, 


1818. 

Hannah  Hazard. 

Dec.  25. 
Margaret  Hall,  wife  of  Green, 
Maria  Blackall,  wife  of  William, 
Magdalane  Kelly,  wife  of  Philip, 
Catharine  Spencer,  wife  of  Ambr., 
Ann  Charles,  wife  (^f  George, 
Willard  Walker, 

Ann  Tiplady,  daughter  of  Martin, 
Margaret  McPherson, 
Dorcas  Olmsted,  wife  of  David, 
Laura  I.  Spencer,  daughter  of  Am., 
Clarissa  Silliman,  wife  of  Levi, 
Ann  Maria  Goodrich,  dau.  of  Zac.  G., 
Sarah  Webster,  wife  of  George, 
Mary  Monroe,  wife  of  Isaac, 
Philip  Kelly, 

Ann  jMatilda  Visscher,  daughter  of  Seb. , 
Margaret  Moodie. 


March  26. 
Maria  Fuller,  daughter  of  Reuben, 
Eliza  Kelly,  daughter  of  Elijah, 
Sarah  Ann  Fasset,  daughter  of  Tim., 
Maria  Willard,  daughter  of  Elias, 
Louisa  Cooper  (now  Crosby), 
Ann  Sawyer,  wife  of  Luther, 
Deborah  Avery, 
Samuel  Sloan, 

Margaret  Sloan,  wife  of  Samuel, 
Jeanet  Easton,  daughter  of  William, 
Amelia  Burton,  daughter  of  John, 
Mary  Huested,  wife  of  Joseph, 


1819. 

Abraham  B.  Hutton, 

Mary  Knapp,  wife  of  Hubbell, 

Levi  Silliman, 

Cicily  McDonald,  daughter  of  Donald, 

Thomas  Burgess, 

Edward  Brown, 

Elizabeth  Carmichael, 

Mary  Brown,  wife  of  Edward, 

Hannah  Gould,  daughter  of  Joseph, 

Helena  W.  Owen,  wife  of  Thomas, 

Fletcher  W.  Norton, 

John  Carmichael, 

Electra  Dewey, 


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Statira  Bigelow. 

July  2. 
Susanna  Norris,  wife  of  John, 
William  Blackall, 
Achsah  Clarke, 

Elizabeth  Watson,  daughter  of  Lydia, 
Susanna  Hewson,  daughter  of  Daniel, 
Margaret  Mather,  wife  of  Caleb, 
Sarah  Trotter,  wife  of  John, 
Catharine  Bradt,  daughter  of  Albert, 
Daniel  Learned, 
Marshal  Jones, 
Eleanor  Denniston,  wife  of  Isaac. 

Sept.  34. 
Mary  Black,  wife  of  James, 
Abigail  Russell,  wife  of  Elihu, 
John  C.  Hind, 

18 
Jan.  6. 
Catharine  McClark,  wife  of  Aaron, 
Phebe  Ann  Raymond,  wife  of  Harvey, 
Ann  Varick,  daughter  of  Gillian, 
Elizabeth  S.  Willard,  daughter  of  Elias, 
Aurelia  Fobes,  daughter  of  Philander, 
Ann  Jones,  wife  of  Elisha, 
Mary  Ann  Spencer,  wife  of  William, 
Catharine  Morris,  wife  of  Richard, 
Margaret  A.  Van  Allen,  dau.  of  G.  I., 
Hamilton  Boj^d, 
James  Bloodgood, 
Marilla  Goodrich, 
Josiah  Sherman, 

Jane  Maria  Sherman,  daughter  of  Josiah. 
Jane  Carmichacl,  wife  of  James, 
Hannah  Sherman,  wdfe  of  Josiah. 

March  24. 
Elizabeth  Cure^n,  widow  of  John, 


Elizabeth  Legrange,  wife  of  Christian, 

Catharine  Clinton,  wife  of  De  Witt, 

Ebenzeer  Watson, 

Mary  Van  Der  Zee,  wife  of  Walter, 

John  Everson,  a  colored  man, 

William  Barclay, 

Francis  Maria  Barclay,  wife  of  William, 

Ebenezer  H.  Watson,  son  of  Ebenezer, 

Robert  Evans, 

Maria  Hewson,  daughter  of  Burgher, 

Peter  McHeuch, 

Ann  JMcHench, 

William  McHench, 

Margaret  McHench,  wife  of  William, 

John  McHench, 

Jane  Black,  daughter  of  Mary, 

Emma  Stansbury,  daughter  of  Arthur  J. , 

Mary  Lamb,  wife  of  Anthony. 


20. 
Mary  Wallace, 

Mary  Smith,  wife  of  Nathaniel, 
Francis  Thorn, 
Charles  Lockrow, 
Lewis  Lockrow, 
Delight  Bartlett. 

June  20. 
Lydia  Jones, 

Mary  Gilchrist,dau.  of  Robert,  deceased. 
Sarah  Mochell. 

Sept.  30. 
Jotham  Hancock, 

Ann  Eliza  Sherman,  daugliter  of  Josiah, 
Eliza  Maria  Cuyler,  daughter  of  Tobias, 
Peter  Moschell, 

Mary  Ann  Boyle,  daughter  of  Thomas, 
Patience  Hicks,  a  woman  of  color, 
Benjamin  Stickuey.  "" 


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Bee.  29. 
Mary  Ann  Boyd,  daughter  of  Hamilton, 
Martha  Gould,  daughter  of  Joseph, 
Emily  Gritten, 
Cai'olina  Conklin,  daughter  of  Ahiel, 


Francis  B.  Keown, 

Jane  Keown, 

J.  J.  Berard, 

Hepseha  Berard,  wife  of  J.  J., 


March  23. 
Sarah  Ann  Graham,  dan.  of  T.  V.  W., 
Eli/aheth  Perry,  daughter  of  Israel. 

June  23. 
Margaret  S.  Bates,  dau.  of  Sarah,  wid. 


1821. 

Margaret  Smith,  daughter  of  Anthony, 
Susannah  Truax,  daughter  of  Isaac. 

Sept.  29. 
Mary  Harbison,  wife  of  Samuel, 
Maria  Koon. 


1S22. 


June  27. 
Jennett  McClasky,  wife  of  James, 
Ellen  Bradt,  wife  of  Peter, 
Mary  Dow,  wife  of  Alex., 
Jane  Parr,  wife  of  Richard, 
Margaret  Annesley,  dau.  of  WiiUani, 
Henrietta  Fassett,  daughter  of  Tinioth}- 
Elizabeth  Hazard,  daughter  of  John, 
Phebe  R.  Weed,  wife  of  Kev.  H.  R., 
Maria  Biggs,  daughter  of  John, 
Hannah  Whitnej^  daugliter  of  Daniel. 

1 
March  25. 
Ruth  Thompson,  wife  of  Francis, 
Diltha  Blanciiard,  wife  of  Calvin, 

June  25. 
Martha  Swain,  wife  of  Robert, 
Marj'  Dusette,  wife  of  John, 
John  Gibson, 
Isabella  Gibson,  wife  of  John. 

Sept.  24. 
Eunice  Wendell,  daughter  of  Philip,' 
James  R.  Boyd,  son  of  Robert, 
Renette  McCarter  Ford,  wife  of  T.  W., 


Sept.  23. 
Jane  Eights,  daughter  of  Abraham, 
Catharine  Watson,  dau.  of  Ebenezer, 
Mary  Evans,  wife  of  Robert, 
Wm.  M.  Cannichael,  son  of  James. 

Dec.  24. 
John  Trotter, 

Frances  McDonald,  dau.  of  Donald, 
Sarah  Ann  McMichael,  dau.  of  Daniel, 
Mary  Gold,  wife  of  M.  T.  C 

823. 

James  Holladay. 

Bee.  25. 
Mary  L'Araoreaux,  wife  of  James, 
Harman  Bussing, 
Charity  Jackson,  woman  of  color, 
Martha  Jackson,  woman  of  color, 
Catharine  Barager,  daughter  of  Henry, 
William  Campbell, 

Elizabeth  Campbell,  wife  of  William, 
Jared  Levenwortli, 
Jane  Levenworth,  wife  of  Jared, 
Olive  Penniman,  wife  of  Sylvanus  J., 
Ann  Davidson,  wife  of  Alexander. 


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1824. 


March  25. 
Margaret  IMahen,  wife  of  Stephen  S. 
Naomi  Fasset,  widow  of  Asa, 
Robert  Strong, 
Ann  Gifford,  wife  of  Luke, 
Anil  Palmer,  wife  of  Levi  H., 
Eleanor  McCounel,  wife  of  Robert, 
Loritta  Warner,  dau.  of  Austin, 
Elizabeth  McAlpin,  dau.  of  Jolin, 
Hiram  P.  Goodrich, 
Elizabetli  Dubois, 
Harry  Garetson,  a  man  of  color. 

Jane  24. 
Marj'  Young,  dau.  of  James, 
Mar^'  Fassett,  dau.  of  Amos, 
Cjaithia  HoUadaj^  wife  of  James, 
Caroline  Mitchell,  wife  of  Jesse  P., 
Walter  R.  Morris,  son  of  Staats, 
Alcenienia  Phipps,  wife  of  Samuel, 


March  24. 
Susannah  Spencer,  widow  of  John, 
John  Gardiner, 

IMrs.  Gardiner,  widow  of  Barent, 
Mrs.  Keuney,  wife  of  John, 


Cecelia  Watson,  widow  of  Doct., 
Phebe  Holladay,  dau.  of  James. 

Sept.  23. 
Daniel  W.  Talcott, 
Levicy  Talcott,  wife  of  Daniel, 
Melancthon  Abbott,  son  of  Caleb, 
Nancy  Wilcox,  wife  of  Elisha  W., 
Ann  Spencer,  dau.  of  John, 
Margaret  Ruebanks,  dau.  of  Abraham, 
Mary  Arrol,  widow, 
Edward  Fay, 

Dee.  34. 
Lucia  Welch,  widow  of  Samuel, 
Josiah  Wright, 
Lucy  Suydam,  wife  of  Henrj^ 
Elizabeth  Dale, 
Sarah  Bates,  widow, 
Diana  Oatfield,  a  woman  of  color. 


1825. 


Deborah  Castle,  wife  of  Elijah, 
Caroline  Castle,  dau.  of  do, 
Cj^nthia  Castle,  dau.  of  do, 
Eliza  Hewson,  wife  of  John  D., 
Ann  Maria  Olmsted,  dau.  of  David. 


Jime  23. 
Cornelia  Poineer,  dau.  of  Charles, 
Gilbert  Morgan,  T.  student. 

Sci)t.  29. 
Bersheba  Jackway,  wife  of  Joseph, 
Sarah  Annesley,  dau.  of  William, 
Maria  Walker,  wife  of  Willard, 
Henry  Hoyt, 


Dec.  31. 
Sarah  Maria  Wait,  dau.  of  widow  Wait, 
William  Griffiths, 

Elizabeth  Griffiths,  wife  of  William, 
Margaret  Williams,  wife  of  John  W., 
Ann  Germond,  wife  of  Peter  G., 
Sally  Pettit,  sister  of  do, 
Philena  Otis, 
Thomas  Owen. 


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March  23. 
Nancy  Whitney,  wife  of  James, 
John  Williams, 
James  Jackson,  a  man  of  color. 


June  21. 


Mrs.  Bal<er, 
Mary  Warner. 


Oct.  4. 
Maria  Hoffman,  dau.  of  Martha,  widow 
Anson  Raymond, 
Alex.  McHench, 
Hugh  Gordon, 

Orpha  Strickland,  widow  of  Selden, 
Jane  Gould,  wife  of  James  S., 
Anna  Wait,  dau.  of  widow  Betsey, 
Margaret  S.  Boyd,  dau.  of  Robert, 
Jane  De  Witt  Randel,  dau.  of  Jolm, 
Jane  Annesley,  d.  of  William, 
Cordelia  Fobes,  dau.  of  Philander, 
Salina  Fobes,  dau.  of  do, 
Philena  Fobes,  dau.  of  do, 
Clarissa  Fobes,  dau.  of  John, 
Sally  Eliza  Ward,  dau.  of  Jesse, 
Louisa  Alden,dau.  of  Levi, 
Mary  Bigelow, 
Mary  Fuller,  widow, 
William  Harvey,  Theol.  student, 
Thomas  Rorabaek, 
Maria  Roraback,  wife  of  Thomas, 
William  M.  Fryer, 
Mrs.  Fryer,  wife  of  William, 
Susan  Raymond,  wife  of  Anson, 

March  22. 
Eleauor  Covert,  dau.  of  Abraham, 
Mary  Austin, 
Moses  Cragen,  • 


1826. 

Amanda  Deyo, 

William  Williams, 

Sarah  Williams,  wife  of  William, 

Jane  Parr. 

Dec.  27. 
Catharine  Woodworth,  wife  of  John, 
James  S.  Gould, 
Charles  Whitney, 
Ashbel  Cone, 
,     Charles  S.  Sherman,  son  of  Josiah, 
Alfred  Dorr,  son  of  Elisha, 
Jolm  Van  Beuthuysen.son  of  J.  V., 
Elihu  Russell, 

Jane  Wliitney,  wife  of  Charles, 
Margaret  Young,  wife  of  James,  jr., 
Mary  Denniston,  wife  of  James, 
Sarah  Blackall,  wife  of  Joseph, 
]\Iargaret  Malburn,  wife  of  F., 
Elizabeth  Ogden,  wife  of  N., 
Harriet  Covert,  wife  of  Abraham, 
Margaret  Reynolds,  wife  of  Richard, 
Lydia  Davis,  dau.  of  D., 
Margaret  Quackenboss,  dau.  of  P., 
Harriet  Anderson,  dau  of  A., 
Alniira  Andrews,  dau.  of  A., 
Harriet  Bigelow,  dau.  of  Samuel, 
Anna  Cone,  wife  of  Ashbel, 
Archibald  Craig, 
Maria  Craig,  wife  of  Archibald, 
Barber  Robinson, 
Lois  Robinson,  wife  of  Barber, 
Walter  R.  Morris. 


1827. 


Christina  Cragen,  wife  of  Moses, 
Sarah  Collins,  wife  of  Robert, 
Esther  Demming,  wife  of  Martin, 
Mary  Eights,  dau.  of  Abraham, 


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Elizabeth  Eights,  dau.  of  do, 

Maria  G.  Fryer,  d.  of  Matthew, 

Sarah  Ann  Filkins,  dau.  of  Groman, 

Philander  Fobes, 

Lewis  G.  Hoffman, 

Catharine  W.  Morris,  wife  of  Lewis  N. 

Jacob  S.  Miller,  Doctor, 

Ruth  Shaw,  wife  of  Benjamin  R., 

Luke  White, 

James  Whitney, 

William  Knight, 

Mrs.  Knight,  wife  of  William, 

Elizabeth  Sanford,  wife  of  Elihu, 

Rachel  Lutz, 

Elizabeth  King,  wife  of  Frederick, 

Mary  True,  widow. 

June  28. 
Mary  Charles,  wife  of  George, 
Nancj^  Oman,  widow  of  Norton, 
Jane  Bigelow,  dau.  of  Samuel, 
Eunice  Wheelock,  dau.  of  S.  G., 
Caroline  Hoffman,  wife  of  L.  G., 
Maria  Malcom,  dau.  of  Charles, 
Caleb  Abbott,  jr.,  son  of  Caleb, 


Esther  Goodrich,  widow  of  R., 

Elizabeth  Turner,  dau.  of  John, 

Rachel  Bush,  widow, 

Jane  Davis, 

Nancy  Christie,  widow, 

John  S.  Montgomery, 

Francis  E.  Reed, 

Josiali  Richardson, 

Mrs.  Richardson,  wife  of  Josiah, 

Parmelia  Reed,  wife  of  Francis, 

Sept.  25. 
Lachlan  Stewart, 
Anthou}^  M.  Strong, 
Eleanor  DeGraff,  widow, 
Mary  Gardiner,  wife  of  John  G., 
Lucia  Pratt,  dau.  of  Luther. 

Dec.  26. 
Alexander  McKenzic, 
Lawson  Annesley, 
Maria  Veits,  wife  of  Doctor  V., 
Mary  Fowler,  dau.  of  Williaiu, 
jMarj'  Babcock. 


1828. 


March  27. 
Susannah  Gould,  daughter  of  Job, 
Francis  Storm, 
Isaac  McMurdy, 
Mary  McMurdy,  wife  of  Isaac, 
Agues  Getty, 
Euphemia  Getty. 

July  9. 
Sarali  Wocester,  wife  of  Eldad, 
Alexander  Gray, 


Elizabeth  Gray,  wife  of  Alexander. 

Oct.  1. 
Caroline  Bludd,  widow  of  Joshua, 
Lyman  Gibbons,  student, 
Jane  Rusk,  daughter  of  Robert. 

Dec.  24. 
Julia  Green,  wife  of  Dr.  Henry, 
Prudence  Ishani. 


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1829. 


^farch  25. 
Mary  Ann  Annesley,  wife  of  Lawson, 
Dr.  James  P.  Boyd, 
Cynthia  Taylor,  daugliter  of  William, 
Francis  B.  Kewon,  widow  of  James. 

June  24. 
Mary  Campbell,  danghter  of  Archibald, 
Nelson  Scovel, 

Mary  Rider,  daughter  of  Stephen  J., 
Allice  Kusk, 
Margaret  Lindrani, 
Caroline  Benedict, 


Elizabeth  Brown,  wife  of  Sylvester, 
Margaret  Getty,  widow  of  Robert. 

Sept.  17. 
Martha  Annesley,  daughter  of  William, 
William  Mitchell, 
Charles  Little, 
John  Whitney, 
Susan  Raymond, 
James  Robinson, 
Lucy  Robinson, 

Maria  Hoffman,  wife  of  Benjamin, 
Nancj'^  Newal. 


1830. 


Jan. 
3d  Sabbath  —  no  addition. 

Sept.  23. 
Nancy  Coughtr^^  wife  of  Arthur, 
Richard  Webster,  son  of  Charles  R. 
Israel  Williams, 
Rachel  Williams, 
Sheldon  Mallery, 
John  McLaughlin, 
Marion  Campbell. 


Dec.  23. 
Evan  Griffiths,  son  of  William, 
William  Boyd, 

Cathariue  Augusta  Trotter,  dau.  of  J., 
Mary  McHarg,  daughter  of  widow, 
Sarah  McHarg,  daughter  of  widow, 
Charlotte Eliz.  Andrews,  daughter  of  B. 
Joseph  Fry, 

Ann  Fry,  wife  of  Joseph, 
John  Hazard, 
Hannah  Hazard,  wife  of  John. 


1831. 


March  16. 
Robert  M.  K.  Strong,  son  of  Robert, 
Elisha  W.  Skinner, 
Anil  Maria  Skinner,  wife  of  Elisha, 
Levi  Philips, 

Elmira  Phillips,  wife  of  Levi, 
Ashley  Scovel, 

Anna  L.  Scovel,  wife  of  Ashley, 
George  George, 
John  K.  Fitch,  son  of  John, 


Joseph  Gibson, 

Jesse  Randel,  son  of  Daniel, 

Agnes  Bowie,  widow, 

Sarah  Webster,  wife  of  Horace, 

Mary  Catharine  Dorr,  wife  of  Alfred, 

Mary  Norton,  wife  of  L.  K., 

Hannah  Bush, 

Ann  Maria  Goodrich, 

Sophia  Ann  McHay,  daughter  of  Wm., 

Catharine  L.  Woodworth,  dau.  of  John, 


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Livinia  Elizabeth  Walker,  dan.  of  W., 
Louisa  Fowler, 

Elizabeth  Barker,  dau.  of  Thomas, 
Jane  Barker,  daughter  of  Thomas, 
Adelaide  Hall,  daughter  of  Gieeii, 
Emeline  Hall,  daughter  of  do, 
Margaret  Hall,  daughter  of  do, 
Rachel  Boyd,  daughter  of  Peter, 
Jane  Ann  Boyd,  daughter  of  do, 
Margaret  Isabella  Boj^d,  daughter  of  do, 
Mary  Boyd,  daughter  of  do, 
Margaret  Bonner,  daughter  of  Cath., 
Elizabeth  Pcunell,  daughter  of  Jeremiah, 
Ann  Maria  Auiver,  dau.  of  Mrs.  Brown, 
Louisa  Fassett,  daughter  of  Benjamin, 
Elizabeth  Wait,  dau.  of  Betsey,  widow, 
Kitty  Strong,  daughter  of  liobert, 
Margaret  Evans,  daughter  of  Evan, 
Elizabeth  Clark,  daughter  of  Alexander, 
Minerva  Hinkley,  daughter  of  Gershom, 
Ann  Eliza  Mallery,  daughter  of  Shelden, 
Maria  Charles,  daughter  of  George, 
Joseph  Cooke. 

March  24. 
Hetty  Van  Zandt,  wife  of  John, 
James  Dennistou, 
Joanna  Patty  March,  wife  of  A., 
James  Burton, 

Sarah  Wilson,  wife  of  Benjamin, 
Isabella  McNevan,  daughter  of  Duncan, 
Ellen  Naylor,  daughter  of  William, 
Elizabeth  Blackall,  wife  of  William, 
Harriet  Emeline  Fassett,  dau.  of  Amos, 
Lany  Jackson,  a  woman  of  color, 
Peter  Ballentine, 
Julia  Ballentine,  wife  of  Peter, 
Sylvia  Gaylord,  wife  of  Martin, 


Sophrouia  Davis,  sister  of  do. 

Oct.  G. 
Robert  Woodworth,  son  of  John, 
Levi  H.  Palmer, 
John  D.  Hewson, 
Alfred  Dubois,  son  of  Isaac, 
Cornelia  Stewart,  wife  of  Samuel  H., 
Nancy  Hewson,  widow  of  Robert  B., 
Jane  Lawrence,  widow  of  William, 
Mary  Richarilson,  wite  of  Orville, 
Ann  Knapp,  wile  of  Jehiel, 
Flora  Aniver,  widow  of  Edward, 
Mary  Ann  Barker,  daughter  of  Thomas, 
Ann  Eliza  Dodge,  daughter  of  John, 
Toby  Bridget,  daughter  of  Edward, 
JMary  Do3-le,  daughter  of  Dennis, 
Elizabeth  McNee, 
Millocent  Olmsted, 

Ann  Elizabeth  Ryan,  daughter  of  John, 
Mary  McKoy,  daughter  of  John, 
Jenuett  James, 

Margaret  Lewis,  a  woman  of  color, 
Horace  Meech, 

Nancy  Meech,  wife  of  Horace, 
Cathaiine  Meech,  daughter  of  do, 
Leonard  G.  Burgess, 
Susannah  Burgess,  wife  of  Leonard  G., 
Daniel  Morgans, 
Mary  Morgans,  wife  of  Daniel, 
Samuel  H.  Stewart, 
George  Tilyou, 

Mary  Steele,  widow  of  Daniel, 
Mary  McMurdy,  widow  of  Isaac, 
Judith  G.  Perry, 
Lydia  Wood, 

Nancy  Burins,  a  woman  of  color, 
Maria  Austin,  widow. 


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1832. 


March  22. 
Margaret  Stewart,  -widow  of  Lachlaii, 
David  Olmsted, 
John  Haswell,  jr., 

Maria  Van  Aleu  Haswell,  wife  of  J., 
James  Duncan, 
Josepli  J.  Eicbardson, 
Jolin  S.  Putnam,  son  of  Elisha, 
Cynthia  Briggs,  widow  of  Daniel, 
Jeruslia  Johnston,  wife  of  Thomas  D., 
Deborah  Green  Fry,  daughter  of  Joseph, 
Mary  Blakeman,  daughter  of  David, 
Mary  Ann  Wood,  dau.  of  James,  dec'd, 
Mary  Law, 
Helen  Law, 
Jennet  Law, 
Horace  B.  Webster, 
Margaret  Hallenbake. 

June  21. 
James  M.  McAllister,  son  of  Donald, 
Elizabeth  Knapp,  daughter  of  Hubbel, 
Jane  Johnson,  widow  of  Makoke, 
Fanny  McEuen,  daughter  of  Peter, 
John  Cuyler,  son  of  Mary,  Avidow, 
Mary  Knapp,  daughter  of  Hubbel, 
Catharine  Dodge,  widow  of  John, 
Martha  Browning. 
Thomas  G.  Howell. 


Sept.  27. 
Mary  Lindsey,  widow  of  Amos, 
Caroline  Ostrander,  wife  of  James, 
Clarissa  Bradt, 

Eliza  Webster,  daughter  of  Chas.  R., 
Mary  H.  Swan,  wife  of  H.  R. , 
Sophia  Filer, 
Mary  George,  wife  of  George. 

Bee.  26. 
James  King, 

Harriet  C.  King,  wife  of  James, 
Philomou  H.  Fowler, 
Ann  Olmsted,  wife  of  Charles, 
Sarah  M.  Volk,  wife  of  Thomas, 
Elizabeth  Blackall,  daughter  of  Joseph, 
Rebecca  Watson,  dau.  of  wid.  Lydia, 
Mary  Piatt,  widow  of  John, 
Sarah  Ann  Downing,  wife  of  Jas.  P., 
Eleanor  Harrold,  wife  of  Francis  J., 
Thomas  Boyd, 

Amanda  Ann  Boyd,  dau.  of  Thomas, 
Julia  Maria  Boyd,  wife  of  Thomas, 
James  Stanley  Smith, 
William  H.  Hill, 

Margaret  H.  Hill,  sister  of  William, 
Mary  True. 


1833. 


March  27. 
Lncinda  Boyd,  sister  of  Thomas. 

June  26. 
Lydia  Ann  Visschcr,  dau.  of  widow  R. 
Mary  Wait,  dau.  of  widow  Betsey, 
Ann  Mead,  wife  of  Noah, 
Sarah  B.  Worcester,  dau.  of  Eldad, 


William  Jones. 

Sept.  12. 
EUzabeth  T.  Campbell,  wife  of  Rev.  J.  N., 
Lucy  Jacobs, 
Ann  Knower, 

Charlotte  Dodge,  dau.  of  widow  C, 
Eliza  Baragar,  dau.  of  widow  Harriet, 


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Hannah  Wait  dan.  of  widow  Betsey, 
Nancy  Rouej^ 

Dec.  25. 
Jane  Agnes  Boyd,  dau.  of  Robert, 
William  Cardukes, 
John  Harbison,  son  of  Samuel, 
Elizabeth  Harbison,  dau.  of  do, 
Charlotte  E.  Hyde,  dau.  of  John, 
Laura  Underwood,  dau.  of  Elisha, 
Mary  McMurdy,  dau.  of  Anthony, 
Helen  Chaffee,  wife  of  David, 


Hezekiah  Scovel, 
Almira  Scovel,  wife  of  Hezekiah, 
Hezekiah  Goold  Scovel,  son  of  do. 
Sarah  Eliza  Scovel,  dau.  of  do, 
Elizabeth  Campbell,  widow  of  Wra., 
Marion  Campbell,  dau.  of  do, 
Lucretia  Harbison,  wife  of  Samuel, 
Martha  Crew,  wife  of  Thomas  T., 
Angeline  Bromley,  wife  of  Hiram, 
Abigail  A.  Roraback, 
William  G.  Brown. 


1834. 
March  26. 
Margaret  M.  Van  Epps,  dau.  of  Evert,    None  applied 
Stephen  Beal, 
Anthony  Fisk, 
Sally  Ames, 
Daniel  W.  Talcott, 
Lovicy  Talcott,  wife  of  Daniel, 
Lydia  M.  Talcott,  dau.  of  do. 


Sept.  24. 


June  24. 
Mary  Ann  King,  dau.  of  James, 
Samuel  Harbison, 
Rachel  Lant, 
Margaret  Matarnaghan,  wife  of  Wm. 


Dec.  24. 
Margery  Campbell,  wife  of  Andrew, 
Edmund  Alvoord, 
Thomas  G.  Wait, 
Loretta  Wait,  wife  of  Thomas, 
David  Thomas, 

Hannah  Thomas,  wife  of  David, 
Jane  Moon,  wife  of  William, 
Mary  Fuller, 
Jenny  Bell, 
Benjamin  T.  Cragin. 


1835. 


March  26. 
Elizabeth  Tibbetts,  wife  of  Benjamin, 
Ellen  Albright, 

Olive  Miranda  Abbott,  wife  of  M., 
Jane  Jordou,  wife  of  Edward, 
Gertrude  M.  Van  Epps,  dau.  of  Evart, 
William  McHarg,  son  of  Wiliam, 
Sally  Ann  Blakeman,  dau.  of^David, 
Sarah  White,  widow"  of  James, 
James  Kane, 


Madison  Winchell, 

Henry  James, 

Susan  Dyer,  widow, 

Cataline  Thomas, 

Sarah  Ann  Thomas,  dau.  of  do, 

Hannah  S.  Whitney,  wife  of  Selhck. 

July  23. 
Charles  Edward  Burton,  son  of  John, 
Ann  Richards,  dau.  of  Charles, 


George  Decatnre, 

Margaret  Decature,  Avife  of  George, 

Ruby  Phelps,  wife  of  Homer, 

Deborah  Johnson,  widow, 

Martha  Gould, 

Anthoy  Gouid,  wife  of  Anthony, 

Elizabeth  McAlpin, 

Mary  McAlpin, 

Elizabeth  King, 

Vernor  Cuyler, 

Caroline  Cuyler,  wife  of  Vernor. 

Se]>t.  24. 
Edward  Jordan, 

March  33. 
Hester  Johnson,  widow, 
George  Russell, 
Polly  Treat. 

June  22. 
Mary  Putnam,  dau.  of  Elisha, 
Susan  Fisk, 
Mary  Hardie,  widow, 
Harriet  Brower,  wife  of  S.  D., 
Martha  Putnam,  dau.  of  Elisha, 
Earl  P.  Pease, 
]\[ary  Pease,  wife  of  Earl  P. 


108 

Mary  McKay,  widow. 

Dec.  33. 
Maria  McGomkey,  wife  of  William, 
James  F.  Crosby, 
Eunice  Crosby,  Avife  of  James, 
Thomas  Curson, 
Lydia  Carson,  Avifc;  of  Thonuis, 
William  S.   Rossiter, 
Hannah  Rossiter,  wife  of  William, 
Marion  McArthur,  Avidow, 
Harriet  Veeder,  Avidow, 
Blandina  Morris,  Avife  of  Walter. 


is;i(;. 

Sept.  14. 
Doi'othy  Mounsey,  wile  of  Thomas, 
Elizabeth,  Walters,  Avife  of  David, 
Louisa  Wiune,  dau.  of  Jacob  L., 
Isaac  P.  Cole, 
Otis  Churchill. 

Dec.  31. 
Mary  Elizabeth  Stiles,  dau.  of  Samuel, 
Rebecca  Harford,  dau.  of  John, 
James  Gibs(m, 
Mary  Gibson,  Avife  of  James, 
Helen  Jamieson. 


183: 


March  33. 
Laura  White,  wife  of  William, 
William  Gibson, 
RoAvland  Jones, 
James  M.  McAllister. 

June  21. 

Elizabeth  McKay,  dau.  of  AvidoAV  ]\Iary,  Sarah  Ilagerman, 

Mary  McKay,  do  do,  Sarah  GoodAvin,  Avidow, 

John  G.  Whitney,  Charlotte  Cowls. 


Daniel  F.  Robertson, 

Elizabeth  Hill, 

Margaret  Ann  Hilton,  wife  of  Judge. 

Sept.  30. 
Archibald  Campbell, 
Susan  P.  Churchill, 


109 


Dec.  27. 
Christiua  Mills,  widow  of  Thomas  P., 
John  T.  Wellings, 
Mary  Bulkley, 


Frederick  S.  Pease, 

Julia  Pease,  wife  of  Frederick  S., 

JMari^aret  Grant. 


Marcli  21. 
Louisa  Wright,  wife  of  Chauncey  L., 
Nancy  McKercher,  wife  of  Duncan, 
Jerusha  Meers,  wife  of  Stephen, 
Rachel  Anabella  Fasselt,  dau.  of  A., 
Henry  Flavel, 

Mary  Gormley,  wife  of  Mathew, 
Harriet  Guyer,  wife  of  Richard, 
Chloe  Niles,  wife  of  Hiram, 
Margaret  T.  Griffiths,  dau.  of  William, 
Mary  Thomas,  dau.  of  John. 

June  20. 
Christiana  Humphrey,  widow  of  John, 


1838. 

Eliza  Wellings,  wife  of  John  T., 
Sarah  Fisher, 
Phebe  Titus,  widow. 


Oct.  3. 
Eliza  Russell,  dau.  of  Elihu, 
Rachel  Webster,  dau.  of  George, 
George  Merchant, 
Catharine  Many. 


Dec.  26. 


Mary  Haskell, 
Mary  Coates. 


1839. 


March  27. 
Margaret  Ann  McHench,  dau.  of  Wm., 
Euphemia  McHench,  dau.  of  do, 
Isabella  McKay,  dau.  of  Mary,  dec'd. 

June  26. 
Maria  Cameron,  wife  of  Daniel, 
Angeline  Bromley. 

Sept.  25. 
Lucia  Ann  Killing,  a  woman  of  color, 


Mary  Moir,  widow  of  Joseph, 
Martha  Gill,  wife  of  James, 
Rebecca  Whitney,  wife  of  John  G. 

Dec.  25. 
Abraham  E.  Williams, 
Mrs.  I.  Keeler. 


1840. 


March  18. 
Anna  T.  Many,  wife  (jf  Charles  C. 
Robert  Blackall, 
Jane  Blackall,  wife  of  Robert, 
Henry  Russell, 


Jane  Russell,  wife  of  Henr}', 
Charles  Gay, 

Elizabeth  Gay,  wife  of  Charles, 
Mary  T.  Austin,  dau.  of  Jeremiah, 
Eve  Wright,  dau.  of  Elisha, 


110 


Delia  A.  Olmsted,  clan,  of  Charles  S., 
Eliza  Marshall,  dan.  of  Richard, 
Mary  Benliani,gr.  dau.  of  wid.  E.  Potts, 
Elizabeth  Benham,  gr.  dau.  of  do, 
William  Blackall,  son  of  Robert, 
Levi  Steele,  son  of  Levi,  deceased, 
Daniel  S.  Durrie,  sou  of  Horace,  do, 
Henrietta  McMullen,  wife  of  Thomas, 
Emma  Williams,  dau.  of  Henrj^  A., 
Abby  Whitney,  dau.  of  Charles, 
Alvord  Mahala,  wife  of  Edmund, 
Catharine  E.  Boies,  dau.  of  Joseph, 
Mary  E.  Carson,  dau.  of  Thomas, 
Sarah  E.  Rider,  dau.  of  Stephen  J., 
Ann  Magee,  wife  of  Thomas, 
Ann  M.  Norton,  dau.  of  L.  K., 
Caroline  Savage,,wife  of  James, 
Sarah  H.  Swain,  dau.  of  Robert, 
Catharine  Boyd,  dau.  of  William, 
Margaret  Dickson,  wife  of  James, 
Sarah  A.  Scovel,  dau.  of  Ashley, 
Catharine  Marshall,  wife  of  Richard, 
James  A.  Whitney,  son  of  James, 
Charles  E.  Whitney,  son  of  do, 
Mary  E.  Whitney,  dau.  of  do, 
Catharine  L.  Howe,  dau.  of  E.,  dec'd, 
Jane  Olmsted,  wife  of  George  G., 
Daniel  Fry, 

Caroline  Fassett,  dau.  of  Benjamin, 
Caiharine  Blakeman,  dau.  of  David, 
William  N.  Strong,  son  of  Robert, 
Isabella  Strong,  dau  of  do,, 
Mary  N.  Strong,  dau.  ot  do, 
Tliomas  I  Boyd,  son  of  Peter, 
Maria  L.  Boyd,  dau.  of  do. 
Sarah  Harbison,  dau.  of  Samuel, 
Elizabeth  S.  Boyd,  dau.  of  Robert, 
Frederick  W.  White, 
Ciiarles  Scovel, 
James  Gill, 
William  Gray,  son  of  Alexander, 


George  E.  Pomeroy, 

Helen  Pomeroy,  wife  of  George  E., 

Margaret  Robinson, 

Gitty  Coughtry, 

Sarah  Woodbridge, 

Sarah  Rice, 

Thomas  McMullen, 

Sarah  M.  Pugsley, 

Deborah  G.  Williams,  wife  of  J.  H., 

Barent  S.  Boyd, 

Elizabeth  Boyd,  wife  of  Barent  S., 

Elizabeth  Strain,  dau.  of  Joseph, 

Elizabeth  Johnson,  dau.  of  widow  Jane, 

Maria  L.  Sharts,  dau.  of  John, 

Margaret  Wharton,  widow  of  William, 

Harriet  Williams,  wife  of  Henry  A., 

Joseph  Blackall, 

Jane  Black,  cousin  of  widow  Potts, 

Hannah  I.  Morrow,  dau.  of  Wm.,  dec, 

John  Scattergood, 

Janet  Alexander,  wife  of  James. 

June  24. 
Lucy  Watson,  dau.  of  widow  Lydia, 
Ann  C.  Wellings,  adopted  dau.  J.  T., 
Jane  Parr,  dau.  of  Rachel, 
Margaret  Parr,  do, 
Lorane  Virgil,  wife  of  Ebenezer, 
Eliza  D.  Hoffman,  dau.  of  Benjamin  H., 
Harriet  Brown,  wife  of  William  G., 
Thomas  Harbison,  son  of  Samuel, 
John  Hunter,  sister  of  Edward,  dec'd, 
Caroline  Jane  Scattergood,  wife  of  J., 
John  Marvin, 
George  Mc  Kenzie, 
Anna  Bloodgood,  widow  of  Francis, 
Eliza  Austin,  dau.  of  widow  Maria, 
Phillis  Topp, 
Mrs.  C.  Vandewater, 
Donald  McDonald, 
Eleanor  Russell,  wife  of  David. 


Ill 


Oct.  7. 
Sopbia  Scovel,  dau.  of  Hezekiali, 
Eliza  Ferguson,  dau.  of  James, 
Dauiel  D.  T.  Charles. 


George  Wait, 


Mary  Sharts. 


Dec.  23. 


March  g4. 


June  33. 
Jane  Ann  Evans,  dau.  of  Robert, 
William  Keeracher, 
Margaret  Keeracher,  wife  of  William.        William  Wallace. 


Israel  S.  Ward, 
James  Morgan, 
Ellen  Harvey  Many, 
Elizabeth  Little,  widow. 


1841. 

Eliza  Ann  Harlam,  wife  of  William, 

Stephen  Mix, 

Eliza  Mix,  wife  of  Stephen. 

Dec.  22. 
Hooper  C.  Van  Vorst, 


Sept.  22. 
Robert  Taylor, 

March  23. 
William  B.  Emerson, 
William  C.  Hall. 

June  22. 
Louisa  Moon,  wife  of  Edward, 
Lindsley  Higham, 
Eunice  King, 
Daniel  S.  Dlirrie. 

Sept.  28. 
Ferdinand  I.  Ilsley, 


1842. 


Robert  McFarlaue, 

Ann  McFarlane,  wife  of  Robert, 

Ann  Smith, 

Deliuda  Clark. 

Dec.  21. 
Hugh  Dickson, 
Walter  Foulton, 

Isabella  Foulton,  wife  of  Walter, 
Mary  Gumming. 


1843. 


March  22. 
James  B.  Emerson, 
William  Moore, 

Elizabeth  Cooper  Hall,  dau.  of  Asahel, 
Eliza  Cobham  Hall,  grand,  dau.  of  Fr. 

Bloodgood, 
Peter  C.  Don. 

Catharine  Knapp,  dau.  of  Ilubbell, 
Mary  Elizabeth  Fliipps,  dau.  of  Samuel, 
Sophia  Whitney,  dau.  of  Sellick, 
Jane  Ann  Blackall,  dau.  of  Robert, 


Benjamin  Hoffman. 

June  21. 
Anna  Boyd,  dau.  of  Barent  S., 
Maria  L.  Boyd,  dau.  of  Thomas, 
Sarah  Johnston,  dau.  of  Thomas, 
Mary  Holliday,  dau.  of  James, 
Mary  S.  Gould,  dau.  of  James  S., 
Elizabeth  W.  Arrol  dan.  of  Mary, 
Cecelia  A.  Watson,  step  dau.  ofWm. 
Mitchell, 


112 


Amanda  M.  Duu,  wife  of  Peter  C, 
Peter  M.  Carmichael,  sou  of  Daniel, 
Christopher  Jorclou,  son  of  Edward, 
James  N.  Hortou,  son  of  George  P., 
Alden  March,  M.D., 
James  McNaughton,  M.D., 
Caroline  McNaughton,  wife  of  James, 
Clinton  P.  Scovel,  son  of  Ashley, 

Sept.  20. 
Walter  C.  Maney, 


March  27. 
Anna  T.  Martin,  wife  of  Henry  H., 
Violet  Barrett,  wife  of  William.* 

June  20. 
Mary  Stewart, 
Robert  Lyie, 

Mary  Lyle,  wife  of  Robert,* 
Mary  Husted,* 


March  26. 
Duncan  McKercher, 
Mary  Snodgrass,  wife  of  Andrew, 
Jane  Ann  Winne,  wife  of  Jacob  J. 
Lillias  Houston,* 
Elizabeth  Rusk,* 
James  Blackall,* 
Sarah  Blackall,  wife  of  James,* 
Wm.  Cessford,* 
Isabella  Cessford,  wife  of  Wm.* 


Daniel  Cameron, 

Jane  H.  Gray,  wife  of  William, 

Janet  Van  Der  Heyden  Gifford,  dau.  of 

Ann,  widow^ 
Caroline  A.  Worcester,  dau.  of  Eldad, 
Mary  Ann  Risk. 

Dec.  27. 
Maria  Weed.dau.  of  Thurlow, 
Ann  Mason  Borthwick,  dau.  of  Alex. 


1844. 

Anna  Barrett  * 
Anna  Sexton.* 

Sept.  25. 
Margaret  Van  Benthusen,  w.  of  Garrit, 
Mary  Kelso,* 

Amelia  Ward,  wife  of  Isaac,* 
Jane  Wilson,* 
Sally  McAuley.* 

1845. 

Marion  Gibson,  wife  of  Joseph,* 

David  Thomas,* 

Hannah  Thomas,  wife  of  David,* 

Jane  F.  Burton,  wife  of  Charles  E.,* 

Nancy  Covert,* 

William  J.  Gibson,  son  of  John.* 

Sept.  24. 
Christina  Houston,* 
Jane  Houston,  dau.  of  Christina.* 


June  25. 
Ann  Campbell,  dau.  of  Andrew, 
Joseph  Gibson,* 

March  25. 
Helen  Amelia  Scovel,  dau.  of  Ashley, 
Mary  Lindsey.* 


Bee.  24. 
James  C.  Kennedy.* 

1846. 

July  8. 

Jane  M.  Gould,  dau.  of  James  S., 

Catharine  Taylor,  wife  of  John,* 


113 


J.  Williiim  Taylor  * 
William  L.  Butler* 

Sept.  23. 
Darwin  G.  Eaton  * 


June  23. 
Andrew  Ligbtbody,* 
Mary  Ligbtbody,  wife  of  Andrew.* 

Sept.  27. 
Robert  Evans,  jr. ,        V 
Hester  S.  Emerson,  wife  of  W.  B.,* 
Margaret  Fubr,* 

March  22. 
Mary  Ann  Boynton, 
Ann  J.  Hawley, 
Margaret  A.  Jordan. 

June  21. 
Elizabetb  Harbison,  wife  of  Saml.  H.  jr. 
Sarab  Justina  Fassett,  dan.  of  Amos, 
Isaac  Carpenter,* 
Emeline  Carpenter,  wife  of  Isaac,* 
Edgar  A.  Barber,* 
Agnes  Barber,  wife  of  Edgar.* 


184^ 


Lithau  Algee,* 

Eliza  Algee,  wife  of  Litlian.* 

Dec.  23. 
Mary  Bendall,  wife  of  Henry. 

Dec.  22. 
Mary  Cbarles,  wife  of  Daniel  T., 
Francis  W.  Payne,* 
Olive  Ann,  wife  of  F.,* 
S.  Adelaide  Strong,  wife  of  Wm.  N. 
Amelia  C.  Ward.* 


1848 


Sept.  -M. 

Eloisa  Hoffman,  widow,  of  Levi  S., 
Emeline  F.  Williams,  dan.  of  Jobn  H.. 
Sarab  Knupp,  dan.  of  Hubbel, 
John  W.  Ligbtbody,  son  of  Andrew, 
Rosanna  Visscher. 

Dec.  27. 
Sarab  Owen,* 
Ann  Eliza  Haslem,* 
Mrs.  Jobn  Sessions,* 
Cornelia  Sessions,  dan.  of  Mrs.  J.,* 
Margaret  Brown. 


March  21 . 
Margaret  C.  Nott,  dan.  of  Joel  B., 

June  20. 
Elizabetb  Augusta  Steele, 
George  W.  Robinson, 
Eliza  M.  Noyes. 

Sept.  26. 
Emma  Carpenter,  dan.  of  Isaac, 


1849. 

James  Crosby,* 

Eunice  Crosby,  wife  of  James,* 

W.  W.  Wrigbt.* 

Dec.  27. 
Ann  C.  Jobnson,  wife  of  James  J., 
Elizabeth  W.  Austin,  wife  of  Jeremiah, 

Jr.* 
Elizabeth  McNee,* 


15 


114 


1850 

March  27. 
Esther  E.  Gregory,  wife  of  Edward  H., 
Mary  Whalen  * 
Martha  Belden,* 
Joseph  S.  Curtis.* 


June  2G. 
Hauuah  E.  Whituey,  daughter  of  James, 
Emily  E.  Greer,  wife  of  P.,* 
Abel  Babcock,* 
Olive  Babcock,  wife  of  Abel,* 
Mary  Babcock.* 


Sciit.  25. 
James  Nichols,* 
Julia  Nichols,  daughter  of  James.* 


Dec.  25. 

Joseph  W.  Gould,  son  of  James, 
Wm.  Wendell, 
Joseph  Nelligar, 
James  Wright, 

Ann  J.  Eaton,  wife  of  D.  G.,* 
Samuel  Morgan,* 
Eliza  R.  IVIorgan,  wife  of  Samuel.* 


1851. 


March  26. 
Helleu  Many,  wife  of  Wm.  W. 

June  25. 
Isabel  C.  Low,  daughter  of  W.  S., 
Betsey  Dorr. 

Sept.  24. 
Sarah  H.  Palmer,  wife  of  L.  M.,* 
Edwin  H.  Smith.* 


Dec.  24. 
Cluirles  Boyd,  son  of  Dr.  James  P., 
Joseph  F.  Winne, 

Joanna  March,  daughter  of  Dr.  Alden, 
Alida  Winne,  wife  of  Joseph  F.,* 
Almira  Mix,  wife  of  Visscher,* 
Harriet  M.  Townsend,  wife  of  Robert,* 
Clarissa  Coolidoe.* 


1852. 


March  24. 
Loania  V.  Norton,  daughter  of  Daniel, 
James  E.  Debaufer, 
Charlotte  Debaufer,  wife  of  James, 
Stephen  H.  Mix,  son  of  Stephen, 
Cornelia  S.  Nott,  daughter  of  Joel  B. 

June  23. 
Minerva  Wait  Scovel,  dau.  of  Charles  S., 
Annie  Olmstead  Rider,  dau.  Stephen  J., 
Isabella  Gibson,  daughter  of  John, 
Mary  A.  Brown,  daughter  of  Andrew  E., 
Gertrude  Mary  Nott,  dau.  of  Joel  B., 


Sarah  Maria  Nott,  dau.  of  Joel  B., 

Loyd  R.  Harbison,  son  of  Samuel, 

Laura  A.  Malburn,  wife  of  Wm.  P., 

Martha  Rogers,  dau.  of  Mrs.  Olmstead, 

James  Cohen, 

William  Nieoll,* 

Ellen  Xicoll,  wife  of  William.* 

Seiit.  22. 
Sarah  Jane  Brown,  dau.  of  Edward, 
Lavinia  L.  Steele,  daughter  of  Oliver, 
Annie  M.  Olmstead,  dau.  of  George  G., 
Edward  Harbison,  son  of  Samuel, 


115 


Thomas  P.  Crook,* 

Amelia  J.  Crook,  wife  of  Thomas.* 

Dec.  22. 
Emma  H.  McMnllen,  dan.  of  Thomas, 
Anna  Steele,  wife  of  Oliver, 
Jane  Scott, 


William  White, 
Samuel  B.  Woolworth,* 

Mrs.  Woolworth,  wife  of  Samnel,* 
John  W.  Richardson,* 
Mary  L.  Sntliff,  wife  of  Ezra  A.,* 
Maro-aret  E.  Wilson.* 


IS.5,3. 
March  23.  Dec.  21. 

Alonzo  T.  McMullen,  son  of  Thomas,        Milton  O.  Hutchings, 

John  B.  Hoffman,* 
June  22.  Anna  HotTinau,  wife  of  John,* 

Mary  T.  Walker,  w.  of  Col.  Wm.  H.  H.     Robert  Blake,* 
Mrs.  Frances  E.  Wendell,*  Eliza  Blake,  wife  of  Robert.* 

SejJt.  20. 
Mrs.  Lavinia  Wheeler.* 


3Iarch  23. 
Mrs.  Martha  Edmonds. 


1854. 


Mary  Martin,  wife  of  James, 
Jane  H.  Many.* 


June  21. 
Mrs.  Lavinia  Hutchings,' 
Harriet  L.  Worcester, 
Elmira  A.  Stewart. 

Sejjt.  20. 
Emily  S.  O.  Brown,* 
James  Martin, 


MarcJi  31. 
Harvey  D.  W.  Leonard,* 
Stew.irt  McKissick,* 
Eliza  McKissick,  wife  of  S.* 
Emily  McKissick,  dau.  of  S.  ,* 
Margaret  Brown.* 

Sept.  26. 
Dessie  Edmonds, 


Dec.  27. 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  Babcock,* 
Sarah  E.  Udell, 
Isabella  Crew, 
Helen  Sessions, 
Lucy  J.  Hays, 
Mrs.  Lucretia  Howell, 
Mrs.  Laura  L.  Harris.* 


1855. 


Samuel  T.  Thorburn,* 

Sarah  Thorburn,  wife  of  Samuel,* 

Dec.  26. 
Dr.  Howard  Townsend, 
Justine  Van  Rensselaer,  w.  of  Dr.  H.  T.,* 


116 


March  26. 
William  Roberts  * 
Caroline  Roberts,  wife  of  Wm.* 

June  26. 
David  Blake,  son  of  Robert, 
James  Blake,  son  of  R., 
George  Blake,  son  of  R., 
Robert  Strong,  son  of  A.  M., 


March  25. 
W.  C.  Durant. 

Ann  Elizabeth,  wife  of  W.  C, 
Mrs.  Sally  Ann  McClusky,* 

June  17. 
Mrs.  Frances  ]\I.  Johnson, 
Susan  Mary  Dexter, 
B.  P.  Learned,* 
Mary  W.  Learned,  wife  of  B.  P.,' 


Jan.  30. 
Mrs.  John  W.  Richardson. 

March  24. 
Adeline  Scovel,  wife  of  Henry, 
Elizabeth  M.  Lathroj),  wife  of  Ralph 
Esther  J.  White,  dau.  of  William, 
Mary  Green  Hall,  dan.  of  Green, 
Jennie  Perry,  dau.  of  Milo, 
Margaret  Mills, 

Mary  A.  Boyd,  wife  of  Howard, 
Mrs.   Margaret  Ann  Reynolds,  wife 
John  H. 

June  23. 
Mary  Boyd,  dau.  of  James  P., 
Margaret  Boyd,  dau.  of  James  P., 


1856. 

P.  Schuyler  Simpson.* 

Sept.  24. 
Mrs.  Harriet  T.  Wolverton, 
Mrs.  Sarah  Jane  Penny.* 

Dec.  24. 
Mrs.  Ann  E.  Mascord,* 
Ann  Pool.* 

1857. 

Albert  P.  Stevens,* 

Sept.  23. 
Mary  N.  Learned,  dau.  of  B.  P.. 
Lydia  C.  Learned,  dau.  of  B.  P. 

Dec.  23. 
Mary  Elizabeth  McGourkey  dau.  of  Wm. 
Jenny  Williams,  dau.  of  John  H., 
Mary  Butler.* 

1858. 

Sarah  E.  Brown,  dau.  of  William  G., 
Harriet  Henry,  dau.  of  Caroline, 
Augusta  Russell,  dau.  of  Henry, 
Mary  Williams,  dau  of  John  H., 
Jenny  Artcher,  dau.  of  Michael, 
P.,     Ellen  Moran, 

Sarah  Campbell,  dau.  of  Andrew  C, 
Elizabeth  Brown,  dau.  of  A.  E., 
Catherine  P.  Cook,  dau.  of  James  M., 
Sarah  Lousia  Strong,  wife  of  Thomas  J., 
Reuben  H.  Mead, 

of    Emaline  H.  Mead,  wife  of  R.  H., 
Richard  Marvin  Strong,  son  of  A.M., 
Howard  Boyd, 

Henry  March,  son  of  Alden  M., 
John  N.  Many,  son  of  Wra.  N., 
Charles  B.  Nichols,  son  of  James  N., 


117 


Michael  Artcher, 

Mrs.  Artcher,  wife  of  Michael,* 

Elizabeth  Strong,  dau.  of  A.  M. 

Sept.  33. 
Mrs.  Amelia,  wife  of  Rufus  H.  King. 

March  33. 
George  Croiuby, 
James  Whitney,* 
Nancy  Whitney,  wife  of  James,* 
Elizabeth  H.  Hutchings,  w.  Milton  O.,*    John  H.  Hickox,* 
John  H.  Wardwell.* 


Dec.  33. 
Catharine  Mary  Bennett,  w.  of  Michael' 
Louis  Collins, 

Grace  Collins,  wife  of  Louis, 
Mary  H.  Morrell,  dau.  of  James.* 


1859. 

Dec.  38. 
J.  Campbell  Boyd,  son  of  Dr.  James  P., 
Mrs.  Cornelia  Wardwell,* 
Mrs.  Adela  McMartin,  wife  of  James,* 


Sarah  J.,  Hickox,  wife  of  John  H.* 


SeiJt.  7. 
Margaret  Ellen  White. 

March  31. 
Mrs.  A.  P.  Kelsey.* 

June  6. 
Mrs.  Alexander  Strain.* 


1860. 

Dec.  36. 
Mrs.  Helen  A.  White,  wife  of  J.  P., 
Mrs.  Martha  D.  King,  * 
Earnest  C.  Craft,* 
Mrs.  Craft,  wife  of  E.* 


Oct.  8. 
Ann  McGlachlan. 

March  37. 
Mrs.  A.  E.  Thatcher.* 


18G1. 

Sept.  35. 
Susan  Coughlry,  wife  of  A.  H.,* 


J^lne  36. 
Mrs.  L.  M.  Gilford. 

MarcJh  36. 
Robert  Evans,* 
L.  C.  Cooley,* 

Mrs.  R.  Cooley,  wife  of  L.  C.,* 
Martin  L.  James.* 

June  35. 
James  Robertson, 


1862. 


Leonard  Burgess,* 
Susannah  Burgess,  wife  of  L.,* 
Sarah  M.  Burgess,  dau.  of  L.  ,* 
Mrs.  Jessie  Robertson.* 

Dec.  34. 
M.  P.  Cavert, 
Susan  B.  Cavert,  wife  of  M.  P. 


118 


1868. 


March  4. 
Mary  McKissick,  daughter  of  Stewart, 
Lydia  Shafer,  wife  of  I., 
Clarence  T.  Jenkins, 
Louisa  J.  Jenkins,  wife  of  C.  T. 

June  24. 
Annie  Slieffield  Brown,  dau.  Andrew  E. 


Dec.  23. 
Robert  II.  Cunningham,* 
Elizabeth  Cunningham,  wife  of  11.  H.,* 
Mrs.  Phelps,* 
Sarah  J.  Littlefield,* 
Harriet  March.* 


1804. 


Dec.  21. 
Julia  McKissick,  daughter  of  Stewart, 
James  Duncan,* 
Rebecca  Duncan,  wife  of  James,* 


Mary  F.  Duncan,  daughter  of  James,* 
Emma  Jane  Morlej-, 
Harriet  Philips,  wife  of  Levi,* 
Mrs.  Harriet  Harris.* 


18G5. 


March  22. 
Loise  G.  Wolverton,  wife  of  Mortimer, 
Mar}'  Malvina  Potter,  wife  of  Arnold  V. 
Dionysus  R.  Vanderlip,* 
Margaret  L.  Vanderlip,  wife  of  D.  R.,* 
Sarah  A.  Crook,  daughter  of  T.  P., 
Ella  Many,  daughter  of  W.  V., 
Jessie  Pennie,  daughter  of  John, 
Abbie  S.  McKissick,  dau,  of  Stewart, 
Thomas  D.  Newcomb,* 
Theodore  F.  Sanxay,* 
Henry  D.  Baker,* 
Frances  McMullen,  wife  of  John.* 

June  21. 
Sophia  Jane  Mills,  wife  of  B.  H., 
John  H.  Crombie, 


Rowland  B.  Lloyd, 

Ann  Sarah  Lloyd,  wife  of  R.  B., 

Mariah  Thrift, 

Alice  Babcock,  dmighter  of  H.  H., 

Phcebe  F.  Moas,  daughter  of  Rev.  Moas, 

Mary  L.  Gay,  daughter  of  Charles, 

Anna  Eliza  Christ, 

Sarah  E.  Crosby,  daughter  of  James  F., 

Blanche  B.  Littlefield,  daughter  of  D.  G., 

Frances  E.  Norton,  daughter  of  L.  K., 

Jenny  Patterson,  daughter  of  William, 

B.  H.  Mills,* 

Adeline  Wood,  wife  of  D.  S.,* 

Fanny  M.  March,  wdfe  of  Dr.  Henry.* 

Dec.  27. 
Blanch  Roberts,  daughter  of  James. 


Feh.  7. 
William  H.  Shepherd,* 
Adelaide  C,  wife  of  Wm.  H.* 


1806. 


March  21. 
Emma  J.  Ludlow,  w.  of  Rev.  James  M.,* 
Henry  J.  Sheldon, 


119 


Mrs.  Paul  F.  Cooper,* 
Franklia  Slosson.* 

June  25. 
Isabella  Vine,  daughter  of  James, 
Anna  Rice,  daughter  of  George, 
Dr.  Albert  Vanderveer, 
Frederick  T.  Martin,  sou  of  H.  H., 
Anna  D.  Mix,  wife  of  Stephen  H., 
James  H.  Pratt,* 
Sophia  H.,  wife  of  J.  H.,* 
Julia  C.  Pi-att,  daughter  of  J.  H.* 


Sept.  26. 
Eliza  G.  Lansing,  wife  of  John, 
Louis  B.  Smith,* 
Anna  Smith,  wife  of  Louis  B.,* 

Dec.  29. 
D.  T.  Wild,  wife  of  Alfred,* 
Andrew  Campbell, 
Mrs.  Jenny  Ford, 
David  Newland,* 
Susannah  L.  Newland,  wife  of  D.* 


186 


March  27. 
Theodosia  Dexter,  wife  of  Chauncey, 
Isaac  Newton  Dexter,  son  of  C, 
Catharine  M.  Wooster,  wife  of  B.  F., 
James  R.  Harris, 
Caroline  Harris,  wife  of  J.  R., 
Frances  H.  Roberts,  daughter  of  James, 
Edward  E.  Doty, 
Frederick  M.  Orr,  sou  of  David, 
John  H.  Reynolds,  Jr.  ,* 
Myron  Davis.* 

June  26. 
Alice  Martin,  daughter  of  II.  H., 
Carrie  Boyd,  daughter  of  Howard. 


Sejit.  25. 

Sarah  C.  Don,  daughter  of  Peter  C, 
Isabella  White,  daughter  of  Andrew.* 

Dec.  26. 
Susan  E.  Underbill,  wife  of  Daniel, 
Lucy  Deming,  wife  of  William, 
Charles  H.  Mills,  son  of  B.  H., 
Isabella  Fairburn,* 

Margaret  E.  Vanderveer,  wife  of  Dr.  A.,* 
Mrs.  Fanny  Stearns,* 
James  E.  Fellows,* 
William  Gordon,* 
Robert  H.  Moore.* 


1868 


March  25. 
Edward  McKissick,  son  of  Stewart, 
Thomas  Craik, 
Anna  Craik,  wife  of  Thomas, 
Mrs.  Jane  Crew, 
Emeline  S.  Crounse,  w.  of  Geo.  Crounse. 

March  27. 
Teressa  Luke,  wife  of  Henry,* 
AVm.  H.  Hughes,* 

Elizabeth  B.  Hughes,  wife  of  Wra.  H.,* 
Jane  E.  Hughes,  dangliter  of  Wm.  II.,* 
Anna  E.  Hughes,  daughter  of  Wm.  H.* 


June  24. 

Mary  E.  Wooster,  dau.  of  Benjamin  W., 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Watson, 
Charlotte  E.  Holt,  daughter  of  Chas.  B., 
George  H.  Mills, 
Rufus  H.  King, 

Elizabeth  W.  Austin,  wife  of  J.  J.,* 
Sarah  W.  McGuigan,* 
Mary  W.  Hinckley.* 

Sept.  23. 
Frances  Clara  Brown,  dau.  of  Andrew  E. 


March  34. 
Isabella  Luke,  dau.  of  Hemy. 

June  23. 
Joseph  II.  Bullock, 
Marietta  Bullock,  wife  of  J.  H. 
Sarah  J.  Patterson, 
Lizzie  Deakiu. 


120 

1869. 


Dec.  24. 
Benjamin  F.  Quackenbush, 
Mary  Eliza  Quackenbush,  wife  of  B.  F., 
Mrs.  Minnie  Fenn  Lathrop.* 

Dec.  31. 
Mrs.  A.  D.  Hoadand. 


1870. 


March  23. 
Mrs.  Catharine  Iggett, 

Juliette  Palmer  Brown,  d.  of  Andrew  E., 

Eleazer  Blackwell, 

Mary  B.  Newcomb,  wife  of  Thomas  D., 

Gilbert  J.  Dickson.* 

June  22. 
Lilla  U.  Mills,  wife  of  George  H., 
Anna  W.  Jordan,  wife  of  Christopher, 
Frances  A.  Rice, 
Jennie  F.  Merrill, 
James  P.  Boyd,  jr., 
William  G.  McGourkey, 
Dr.  O.  C.  Alexander,* 
M.  J.  Alexander,  wife  of  Dr.  O.  C.,* 
Flora  Argersiuger,  w.  of  Chauncey  E.* 

June  20. 
Mrs.  Thomas  J.  Strong.* 


Oct.  19. 
Mary  L.  Worcester,  wife  of  E.  D., 

Edwin  Dean  Worcester,  jr. ,  son  of  E.D., 

Mrs.  E.  F.  Lansing* 

Mrs.  Charlotte  M.  Woodward,* 

Oct.  21. 
Philip  F.  Gardineer. 

Dec.  21. 
Kate-King,  wife  of  David  V., 
Sarah  Laurence  wife  of  James, 
Erastus  Merrick  Briggs, 
Joseph  T.  Rice,  son  of  Alexander  D., 
Sarah  P.  Briggs,  wife  of  E.  M., 
Mrs.  Margaret  Davidson.* 


1871. 


March  22. 
John  Henry  Quimby, 
Mary  Louisa  Quimby,  wife  of  J.  H. , 
Agnes  Henry,  dau.  of  Mrs.  James, 
Gussie  Hill  Wendell,  adopted  dau.  Wm. 
Josephine  E.  Seaman.* 


Ma,rch  24. 
Willie  A.  Alexander,  son  of  Dr.  O.  C. 
James  Laurence, 
Mrs.  Margaret  Thornton, 
Mary  Jane  Don,  dau.  of  P.  C, 
Emil  King, 


121 


Robert  F.  Macfarlane  * 

Mrs.  Thomas  Spencer  Lloyd,* 

Mrs.  Mary  Browu.* 

March  35. 
William  Demiug.* 

June  21. 
Royal  Woodward, 
Mrs.  Margaret  A.  Hitchcock,* 
Robert  Macfarlane,* 
Annie  G.  Macfarlane,  wife  of  R.,* 
James  Doran,* 
Annie  Doran,  wife  of  James,* 
Edward  Field,* 
Charles  E.  Boland.* 

June  23. 
Frances  Adelaide  Strong,  d.  of  Wm.  N. 


William  J.  Patton,* 

Laura  Patton,  wife  of  Wm.  J.,* 

Sept.  20. 
Olive  H.  Vanduseu.  * 

Dec.  27. 
James  R.  Boy n ton, 
Catharine  Eliza,  wife  of  J.  R. , 
Miss  Lizzie  Hoofnagie, 
Jessie  D.  Thorburn,  dan.  of  S.  T. 
Miss  Mary  E.  Melius,* 
Mrs  Sarah  Reese.* 

Dec.  29. 
Emma  Luke,  dan.  of  Henry. 


1872. 


March  27. 
Frederick  C.  Bliss,  sou  of  Chester, 
Elias  J.  Bliss,  son  of  Chester, 
Mary  Louise  Bliss,  dau.  of  Chester, 
William  H.  Hamilton, 
George  P.  Lynd,  jr.,  son  of  G.  P., 
Mary  P.  Holt,  wife  of  Charles  B., 
Frances  McG.  Hinckley, 
Margaret  E.  Dumary,  dan.  of  C.  M. , 
Mary  E.  Deming, 
Susie  J.  Hewsou, 
Sarah  H.  Osborn, 
Kate  Lathrop,  dau.  of  Ralph  P., 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Rice, 
Miss  Angeline  Weaver, 
Miss  Jane  E.  Schofield, 
Sarah  C.  Wooster,  dau.  of  B.  W., 
Grace  M.  Wolverton,  dau.  of  H.  M., 
Edith  A.  Wolverton,  dau.  of  H.  M., 


Visscher  Brown,  son  of  Mrs.  Wm.  G., 
Susie  DeLancey  Cooper,  dau.  of  P.  F., 
Margaret  W.  Boyd,  dau.  of  David  I., 
Hattie  J.  Gay,  dau.  of  Mrs.  Charles, 
Jennie  L.  Kibbee,  dau.  of  Mrs.  O., 
Harriet  S.  Mills,  dau.  of  B.  H., 
Julia  Humphrey,  dau.  of  James  H. , 
James  D.  Johnson, 
Mrs.  Martha  J.  Sugden, 
Clark  Cooley,  son  of  Leroy  C . , 
Heleue  B.  Cooley,  dau.  of  Leroy  C . , 
John  M.  Bettman,* 
Mary  P.  Bettman,  wife  of  J.  M.* 

March  21» . 
Elizabeth  K.  Boyd,  dau.  of  D.  I., 
Lucy  L.  Blayney,wife  of  Rev.  J.  McC.,* 
Merrit  E.  White, 
Abbie  S.  White. 

16 


122 


May  4. 
Suniuel  D.  Slicpard. 

June  20. 
Louis  J.  Swinburne,  son  of  Dr.  J.  S., 
George  Swiibs, 

Ann  E.  Swabs,  wife  of  George, 
Justine  V'R.  Townscml,  d.  of  Mrs.  II., 
IVIiiggie  W.  Reynolds,  dau.  of  J.  II., 
Mrs.  Elizabelli  A.  Keblnin,* 
Mrs.  Catliarine  Plunketl.* 


Sept.  25. 
George  II.  Mills,* 
Maggie  M.  C'allieott ,  dau.  of  Thomas. 

Dec.  2G. 
Mrs.  Thomas  Craik,* 
j\Iary  P.  Roberts,* 
Ellen  C.  Roberts,* 
Peter  H.  Crounse,* 
Anna  R.  Cronnse,  wife  of  P.  H.,* 
Ida  L.  Uulluek,  dau.  of  Mrs.  J.  H. 


March  2G. 
Annie  II.  Pcnnie,  dau.  of  .John  P.,  jr., 
Janet  A.  Cannichacl,  dau.  of  P.  M., 
Solon  F.  Bliss.* 

April  W. 
Miss  Jane  E.  Morrell. 

June  25. 
Elizabeth  II.  Buss,  daughter  of  ('has.. 


187;?. 

Mrs.  Jane  0.  Gould,* 

Lydia  S.  Gould,  dau.  of  Mrs.  J.  C* 

Sept.  24. 
Julia  Iloyt,  daughter  of  Charles, 
Anna  Babfock,  danghter  of  II.  11. 

Dec.  24. 
Margarcit  E.  ('hristie,  wife  of  Frederick, 
Agnes  S.  Christie,  daughter  of  F. 


March  15. 
Mary  Patterson,  daughtei-  of  Wni.  P. 
Lyman  C.  Lewis, 
Fleta  W.  Vose, 
Frankie  A.  J.  Vose, 
Jennie  E.  Arnold, 
]\Iary  S.  W.   Fairburn, 
Anna  R.  W.  Fairl)urn, 
Kate  E.  B.  Lewis,  wife  of  L.  C* 

June  24. 
Anna  E.  Fidler,  wife  of  E.  D., 
Philip  Luke, 
Harris  Fellows,* 
Abbie  L.  Fellows,  wile  of  Harris.* 


IS74. 

June  20. 
,        Theresa  fjoynton,  wife  of  .Tames  R.,* 
Mrs.  Philii)  Luke. 

Sept.  2:1 
Marcus  Gardineer. 

Dec.  2:J. 
Helen  M.  Dickerman,  wife  of  J.  S.,* 
William  L.  Coffin, 
Anna  ColHn,  wife  of  Wm.  L.,* 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Gay, 
Agnes  L.  Gay, 
Anna  A.  Hill,* 
Almira  Keene,  wile  of  James,* 


123 


Dec.  25. 
Mrs.  Isabella  E.  Coleman  * 
Lawson  Ewing  * 
Margaret  Y.  Ewing,  wife  of  L.  * 
Jane  Ewing,  daughter  of  L.* 

March  24. 
Ella  M.  Phelps,  daughter  of  A.  J., 
Harriet  W.  Learned,  daughter  of  B.  P. , 
Robert  M.  Peunic,  son  of  John  P.,  jr., 
A.  J.  Phelps,* 

Sarah  M.  Phelps,  wife  of  A.  J.,* 
Laura  A.  Lewis.* 


Dec.  27. 
Thomas  T.  Beebe,* 
Marion  Beebe,  Avifc  of  Thomas.* 


1875. 


Dr.  Linzee  Morrill,* 

Netti(3  M.  Morrill,  wife  of  L.  T.,* 

Sept.  23. 
Franklin  E.  Worcester,  son  of  E.  D. 

Dec.  23. 
John  Pennie  jr.* 


3rarrJi  26. 
Marshall  H.  Runkle,  son  of  H.  C. 


Dec.  24. 
Mrs.  Andrew  E.  Brown. 


Jiine  23. 
Harriet  E.  Baldwin,  wife  of  Wm.  P., 


1876. 


March  23. 
Anna  P.  Blackwell,  daughter  of  Eleazer, 
William  P.  Baldwin, 
Mary  L.  Harcourt,  wife  of  John  R., 
Rebecca  Young,  daughter  of  Samuel, 
Carrie  March,  daughtei-  of  Dr.  Henry. 

3[avch  24. 
Mary  Young,  daughter  of  Sanuiel, 
Lydia  E.  Wait, 


Jtine  31. 
Fannie  F.  Cook,  daughter  of  James  C, 

Whole  number  3373. 


Dwiglit  King, 

Andrew  G.  White, 

Townsend  H.  Fellows,  sou  ofH.  L, 

Ella  A.  Wilbor,  wife  of  Samuel  jr., 

Katie  J.  Martin,  daughter  of  John  J., 

Joseph  McAuley, 

Anna  Reese,  daughter  of  Aaron, 

Agnes  Gr.  White,  wife  of  Andrew  G, 

Sept.  20. 
Mrs.  Oliver  H.  Johnson, 
IMrs.  Margaret  Trotter. 


Added  since  October,  187G. 


Dec.  27. 


Thomas  B.  Cole,-< 


Sophia  H.  Cole,  wife  of  Thomas  B.,* 
Peter  Vos. 


124 


1877. 


MarcJi  21. 
William  D.  Macfarlane, 
Nora  Leone  Macfarlane,  wife  of  Wm.  D., 
Mrs.  J.  II.  Nelson, 
Annie  S.  Jordan,  daii.  of  Mrs.  C. 
Chas.  J.  Sulliff,  son  of  E.  A., 
Blanche  Fellows,  daughter  of  Dr.  H.  I., 
Harriet  A.  McClaskey,  w.  of  Edward  J., 
John  M.  Hurst,* 
Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Bachcller,* 
Campbell  Brown,  son  of  Mrs.  Wm.  G., 
Mrs.  Bella  Hurst  Sutlitf,  wife  of  John  H. 

May  18. 
Donald  Munro, 
Catharine  W.  Munro,  wife  of  Donald. 


June  20. 
George  H.  Crouuse, 
Charles  L.  Weaver, 
James  Carmichael,  son  of  Peter  M., 
John  Knox  Rhodes, 
Barbara  R.  Munro,  wife  of  George, 
Josephine  March  Boyd,  dau.  of  David  I. 
Josie  Luke,  daughter  of  Henry, 
Hatlie  L.  Patterson,  daughter  of  Wm., 
Eliza  Stewart,* 
Cathe  Vos,  wife  of  Peter,* 
Charles  H.  Mills,* 
Mrs.  Ann  M.  Miller,* 
Mrs.  Margaret  Seymour,* 
Mrs.  Harriet  Gardiner.* 


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